Aug
21
Sushil, Vijender and Abhinav have come out on top despite great odds.
Reactions from Mumbaikars on the changing face of Indian sports.
The US was on the verge of handing over its mantle of Olympic supremacy to China.
The Dutch swimmer was diagnosed with leukaemia seven years ago.
Bolt may return to the track and try for a third gold in the 4x100mm en's relay on Friday.
He lost to Steve Mocco of the United States at the Chinese Agricultural University Gymnasium.
The world champion took lead early on and slowly pulled away from the pack.
Two men from India made their way to the top of the world on August 20, 2008.
Government provides a single room with two fans for 15-20 players.
Aug
20
He's the first man after Carl Lewis in 1984 to win 100, 200 at an Olympics.
It was India's second medal of the Games, its first since 1952 in wrestling.
Vijender Kumar defeated Ecuador's Carlos Gongora in the quarter-finals.
PM Manmohan Singh was among the first to congratulate Sushil Kumar.
Jitender Kumar lost to Russia's Georgy Balakshin in the quarter-finals.
He defeated Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan 3-1 in the repechage match.
Italy edged Poland 3-2 in a men's volleyball quarter-final thriller at the Beijing Olympics.
The 30-year-old Ukrainian athlete's A sample tested positive for a banned substance.
Defending Olympic champion Chu Mu-yen defeated Kenya's Dickson Wamwiri 7-0 in his opening bout.
Only four positive doping cases have come to light till August 19 and none involved any of the 205 gold medal winners.
