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And with that we call it off for the day! Usain Bolt'ed' the day perfectly. It was not a good one at all for India but still more to come on that front. Indian wrestlers - Amit Kumar, Narsingh Yadav, Yogeshwar Dutt and of course Sushil Kumar will be vying for medals in their individual weight categories. This is tomorrow's (or later today as per IST) schedule. Fingers crossed. Till then ciao with the winning image of Bolt!
No athlete has ever managed to achieve what Usain Bolt has achieved - successfully defend both 100 & 200 meter Olympic titles. Hats off to the champ!
Hockey: Great Britain shown why the Netherlands are one of the best. GB trail 1-7 with 21 minutes to go.
Athletics: Usain Bolt wins the 200m in style 19.32s with a season's best for him. He is followed by, no surprises, another couple of Jamaicans- Yohan Blake 19.44 with season best and Warren Weir 19.84 a personal best. Awesome stuff! Anybody questioning Bolt now?
Athletics: And the 200m final is about to get started.
Hockey: The Netherlands now lead 4-1 against Great Britain in the second semi-final.
Hockey: The Netherlands are leading Great Britain 3-1 in the second semi-final. Looks like a German-Dutch final but should not jump the gun I think. Still 10 minutes of the first half and the second half are remaining and the crowd is backing the home team to the hilt.
Athletics: David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya wins the Men's 800m in a remarkable fashion, breaking the world record with a timing of 1:40.91. Country-mate Timothy Kitum came in third with a time of 1:42.53. Nijel Amos of Botswana finished in the Silver medal position with 1:41.73, a new National record for him.
Tintu Luka finished 11th overall. Not extremely disappointing though considering the field. She needs to hone her skills for sure but has the talent.
Tintu Luka managed a timing of 1:59.69, which is incidentally her season's best too. It was not enough to save her Olympic campaign though as she bows out of the 2012 Games.
Athletics: Tintu Luka finishes 6th in the women's 800m semi-final.
Athletics: Tintu Luka is in the Heat 2 and the heat 1 is just beginning. Stay tuned.
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Next major events up at around 12:00 am IST, Tintu Luka the Indian to watch out for in 800m semis.
Meanwhile, remember Mary Kom's semi-final bout? She lost to Nicola Adams, who has gone on to win the Gold in the event. So congrats to the Briton.
Meanwhile, remember Mary Kom's semi-final bout? She lost to Nicola Adams, who has gone on to win the Gold in the event. So congrats to the Briton.
Wrestler: It was a comfortable win for the Ukrainian wrestler. She took the match 3-0 to hand a repechage round exit to the Indian, Geeta Phogat.
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat is out of the Olympics, losing out to Tetyana Lazareva.
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat trails 0-8 after the first round in the bout. Looks bleak now.
Following are the events to watch out for today - all Indian Standard Times
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat in her first repechage bout at 22:25 pm IST.
Athletics: At 12:00 am the Women's 800m semi-finals, at 12:30 am Men's 800m final, at 01:25 am Men's 200m Final (Bolt, Blake and co.), and at 01:50 am Men's Decathlon final event, 1500m.
There is also the men's triple jump final at 23:50pm and women's Javelin throw final at 01:30 am.
Stay tuned.
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat in her first repechage bout at 22:25 pm IST.
Athletics: At 12:00 am the Women's 800m semi-finals, at 12:30 am Men's 800m final, at 01:25 am Men's 200m Final (Bolt, Blake and co.), and at 01:50 am Men's Decathlon final event, 1500m.
There is also the men's triple jump final at 23:50pm and women's Javelin throw final at 01:30 am.
Stay tuned.
Hockey: Germany have beaten Australia 4-2 and are through to the final for the second Olympic Games running. In Beijing, they beat Netherlands in the semi-final.
Australia took the lead twice in the match, first through Kieran Govers in the 22nd minute. Germany then equalised via Moritz Fuerste in the 27th minute of the first half.
In the 42nd minute Glenn Turner scored for the Aussies. It was all Germany after that as Matthias Witthaus, Timo Wess and the in-form Florian Fuchs sealed the victory for the reigning champs.
Australia took the lead twice in the match, first through Kieran Govers in the 22nd minute. Germany then equalised via Moritz Fuerste in the 27th minute of the first half.
In the 42nd minute Glenn Turner scored for the Aussies. It was all Germany after that as Matthias Witthaus, Timo Wess and the in-form Florian Fuchs sealed the victory for the reigning champs.
Hockey: Germany meanwhile looking set to take the match now. Lead 4-2.
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat's first bout at 22:25 IST vs Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine. Stay tuned for that. If she crosses that hurdle, a shot at a bronze is likely. Fingers crossed!
Hockey: Reigning Olympic champs Germany show why they are one of the best. Lead Australia 3-2 now. 10 minutes to go.
Hockey: Germany level at 2-2 against Australia. Match seems to be heading to the extra-time.
Hockey: Australia lead Germany 2-1 with 23-odd minutes of the semi-final in the second half remaining.
Hockey: Australia have taken the lead over the reigning champions Germany in the semi-final. Score 1-0.
Wrestling: Meanwhile Geeta Phogat has found some luck and is into the repechage round in the women's 55-kg freestyle where she takes on Tetyana Lazareva of Ukraine. If she wins that one, a shot at a bronze medal is a possibility where Renteria Castillo of Colombia is already waiting. All events are today itself around 10:15 IST.
Decathlon: Ashton Eaton finds a way out no matter what. A true champion. Is still leading the Pole Vault with the best of 5.20m and 972 points. Overall he has 6409 points. Four others with the best vault of 5.10m are behind him.
Hockey: India has fared badly but an exciting encounter is on the hands now in the semi-final. Australia and Germany is the first one and about to start.
The second encounter is between Netherlands and the home side Great Britain at around 12:30 IST.
The second encounter is between Netherlands and the home side Great Britain at around 12:30 IST.
Athletics: And more good news, Oscar Pistorius and team are into the 4x400m relay final after a jury has given them an extra ninth qualification place. This after South Africa had lost considerable time in a collision between Ofentse Mogawane and Kenyan runner Vincent Kiilu, who had cut across him too soon in the second section of the heat.
"Emotional roller coaster!" Pistorius said in a Twitter message after the decision. "Really can't wait!"
"Emotional roller coaster!" Pistorius said in a Twitter message after the decision. "Really can't wait!"
Badminton: Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal has risen to the world number 4 according to the Badminton World Federation latest rankings. P Kashyap has risen to his best till now and is 19th now.
Decathlon: The remaining two events the Javelin throw and 1500m is also scheduled for today. Meet the overall leader, Ashton Eaton of the United States of America.
Decathlon: In the men's decathlon, currently the pole vault is on and six athletes including the leaders overall - Ashton Eaton, Trey Hardee (both of the USA) - have done a 4.80m vault. Eaton currently leads the pack with a total of 6409 points with Hardee on the second spot with 6310 points. Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine is third overall with 6111 points.
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat has lost her match 3-1 overall. She still has an outside chance if her opponent Verbeek of Canada reaches the finals. Phogat will then have a shot at the bronze medal in the repechage round.
Geeta Phogat now level at 1-1 after the second round in the women's 55kg freestyle wrestling.
The first round goes to Lynn Verbeek of Canada against India's Geeta Phogat in the women's 55kg freestyle wrestling. She won it 1-0.
Wrestling: India's Geeta Phogat is now in the wrestling ring for her bout.
Wrestling: Infact, Jackeline Renteria of Colombia has won her pre quarter over the Korean on a decision by points - she is the winner by technical points.
Wrestling: Geeta Phogat got a bye in the qualification rounds, so her pre quarter-final should begin in just a while. Currently Jackeline Renteria of Colombia and Ok Han of the Democratic Republic of Korea are fighting for a place in the quarter-final and the match stands at 9-10 in the favour of the Korean.
Marathon battle under water: The Women's 10km Marathon Swimming race has begun. One of the toughest swimming events, it is not held at the Aquatics Centre but out in the open in The Serpentine river at Hyde Park. 25 athletes will be competing in this endurance race which takes around 2 hours to complete.
Meanwhile, Danuta Kozak of Hungary won the Olympic title in the women's 500-meter K-1 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, capturing her country's third gold of the canoe sprint regatta.
The two-time European champion won in a time of 1 minute, 51.456 seconds. Defending champion Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine won silver and Bridgitte Hartley of South Africa took bronze.
The two-time European champion won in a time of 1 minute, 51.456 seconds. Defending champion Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine won silver and Bridgitte Hartley of South Africa took bronze.
Next event for India: Wrestler Geeta Phogat in 55kg freestyle qualification at 5:30 PM IST.
Sahana Kumari fails to qualify for the Women's High Jump Final. She couldn't cross the 1.85m-mark even in her final attempt.
Sahana Kumari has failed in her last three attempts to successfully cross the 1.85m mark
Women's High Jump Qualifications: 2 more attempts for Sahana Kumari
Women's High Jump Qualification:Sahana Kumari clears the 1.80m mark in her second attempt. Her first attempt - 1.75m
India's Sahana Kumari is in Group B. And the action has begun for her too.
The High Jump Qualification has started. Group A in action
Also in action will be Sahana Kumari in the qualifying round of Women's High Jump at 2:00 PM IST. We will keep you posted with all the updates.
Apart from Geeta, all eyes will be on Tintu Luka who made it to the semi-finals of the women's 800 metres.
Her event is scheduled at IST while Geeta's event starts at 5.30 PM IST.
Her event is scheduled at IST while Geeta's event starts at 5.30 PM IST.
Geeta's event - from qualification round to the medal finish- will be concluded today. So keep your fingers crossed.
