india's olympic fixtures 28/2/2012

8:30	Badminton	Mixed Group Play Stage Group C	India
9:25	Archery	Men's 1/8 Eliminations	India
9:42	Badminton	Men's Group Play Stage Group D	KashyapParupalli
12:00	Shooting	Men's Qualification	VijayKumar
12:00	Table Tennis	Women's Round of 128	AnkitaDas
12:30	Rowing	Men's Heats	SawarnSingh
14:45	Boxing	Men's Round of 32	ShivaThapa
15:20	Badminton	Women's Group Play Stage Group B	India
15:30	Weightlifting	Women's Group A	SoniyaChanu Ngangbam
16:00	Table Tennis	Men's Round of 128	SoumyajitGhosh
17:30	Tennis	Women's First Round	India
22:30	Boxing	Men's Round of 32	-Vijender

Opening Ceremony London 2012 Olympic Games

It is an historic event that will be watched all over the world and of course all eyes were on the Royal family as they arrived.
The Olympics Opening Ceremony was not only attended by Price Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, but of course the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as well.
As the young royal couple took their place inside the Olympic Stadium they were seen looking rather fascinated as they watched the Red Arrows fly over ahead.

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It's begun: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look fascinated as they point at and watch the Red Arrows

What a view! The Royal couple appeared to be enjoying the fantastic display at the Olympic stadium

Colour coordinated: Kate looked stunning in a light blue Christopher Kane coat dress while Prince William looked smart in a navy blue suit

The pair were spotted pointing in the sky as they flew over ahead and appeared to be in good spirits and just as excited about the start of the games as everyone else.
The Red Arrows flew overhead from east to west, leaving a spectacular trail of red, white and blue vapour.
The sound of the jet's engines was dwarfed by the cheers of the baying crowd below, but it wasn't the first time that a London crowd has been treated to an appearance from them this year as last month they flew past the crowd at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's Jubilee.

Colourful display: The Red Arrows left a red, white and blue vapour as they glided through the sky

Can't take their eyes off: Kate was seen pointing to the sky as her husband looked on

Glad to be here: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look in good spirits as they wait for the Olympic Opening Ceremony to start

All smiles: Kate looked happy as she chatted away to London Mayor Boris Johnson

The pretty brunette represented the country in an ice blue coat dress by cutting-edge Scottish fashion designer Christopher Kane and wore her hair down in a wavy style.
Meanwhile, Prince William looked smart in a navy blue suit, white shirt and a pink tie.


Kate was seen having a short chat with London Mayor Boris Johnson before the ceremony began and was smiling broadly as she did so.

She likes to point: Kate appeared to be deep in conversation with Boris Johnson as they chatted away

Sharing the fun together: Prime Minister David Cameron and his Wife Samantha were stood in front of the Royal couple

Sticking together: Prince Harry stayed close to his brother and sister-in-law as they waited for the events to begin

Someone else who was having a good time was the Duchess of Cornwall who was seen sharing a private joke with Prince Charles as they took their seats.
Camilla looked elegant in a cream dress and matching jacket which she teamed with a set of pearls and a Union Jack heart-shaped badge.
Prince Charles stuck to the same colour as his eldest son and wore a navy blue suit, a white shirt and a blue patterned tie.

Having a laugh: Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the Opening Ceremony

In shock: Prince William looked rather surprised as Camilla pointed to some attendees below

Nice to see you: Prince Harry was seen greeting Princess Anne and her husband

It was also Prince Harry's colour of choice who was seen sticking fairly close to his sister-in-law as she mingled with those nearby.
Prince Harry was earlier seen greeting Princess Anne and her husband Timothy Laurence before the ceremony started.
Of course, the Queen also arrived and did so rather spectacularly as she made an entrance by dropping in from a helicopter by parachute accompanied by James Bond.

Good to see you: The Prime Minister was seen catching up with the Queen and Princess Anne

The surreal sequence followed a short film featuring the actor Daniel Craig soaring across the streets of London before the pair apparently took the plunge.
Stuntmen dressed in a tuxedo and a peach-coloured dress really made the leap using Union Jack parachutes, and the Queen accompanied by Prince Philip then emerged and took their seat in the Royal Box.
She, along with the rest of the Royal family, were treated to a fantastic opening which was organised by Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle.

Catching up: First Lady Michelle Obama greets Kate during a reception at Buckingham Palace earlier today

And it seems that the Duchess of Cambridge was a huge fan of the show as she smiled the whole way through.
Despite it being a long day for the pretty Royal after she attended an early evening reception at Buckingham Palace where she mingled with the U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.
Meanwhile, another member of the Royal family was mingling with someone a bit more sporty.
Prince Harry was seen standing next to Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams as she arrived at the ceremony.

Nice to meet you: Prince Harry stood next to Olympic gold medalist Amy Williams as she arrived at the ceremony

Indian contingent

Sport                        Men                         Women                             Events

Archery                      3                                 3                                     4

Athletics                     8                                 6                                     11

Badminton                  2                                 3                                      4

Boxing                        7                                 1                                      8

Field hockey              18                                0                                      1

Judo                           0                                 1                                      1

Rowing                       3                                 0                                      2

Shooting                     7                                 4                                       9

Swimming                   1                                 0                                       1

Table tennis                 1                                1                                        2

Tennis                         5                                 2                                       4

Weightlifting                 1                                1                                        2

Wrestling                     4                                1                                        2

sports                         60                               23                                     54

Indian all time medal tally at olympics

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Norman Pritchard*	1900 Paris	Athletics	Men's 200 metres
Silver	Norman Pritchard*	1900 Paris	Athletics	Men's 200 metre hurdles
Gold	National team	1928 Amsterdam	Field hockey	Men's competition
Gold	National team	1932 Los Angeles	Field hockey	Men's competition
Gold	National team	1936 Berlin	Field hockey	Men's competition
Gold	National team	1948 London	Field hockey	Men's competition
Gold	National team	1952 Helsinki	Field hockey	Men's competition
Bronze	Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
Gold	National team	1956 Melbourne	Field hockey	Men's competition
Silver	National team	1960 Rome	Field hockey	Men's competition
Gold	National team	1964 Tokyo	Field hockey	Men's competition
Bronze	National team	1968 Mexico	Field hockey	Men's competition
Bronze	National team	1972 Munich	Field hockey	Men's competition
Gold	National team	1980 Moscow	Field hockey	Men's competition
Bronze	Leander Paes	1996 Atlanta	Tennis	Men's singles
Bronze	Karnam Malleswari	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg
Silver	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	2004 Athens	Shooting	Men's double trap
Gold	Abhinav Bindra	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Men's 10m Air Rifle
Bronze	Sushil Kumar	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's 66 kg Freestyle
Bronze	Vijender Singh	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's 75 kg

* IOC regards these medals as credited to India; however, International committees credit these medals to Great Britain.

India at London OLYMPICS

India is scheduled to take part in the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Indian government plans to spend over 250 crores in preparing for the games, including around 20 crores on foreign coaches for various events. Ajit Pal Singh has been named the chef de mission of the Indian contingent by the IOA. India will send an 83-member athlete team to London; this will be India's largest contingent ever at the games.In India you can, the live telecast of all the 2012 London Olympic events in which Indian athletes are competing will be shown on Doordarshan (DD) and ESPN Star Sports.

The first authentic Indian team took part at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games in athletics and wrestling. A National Olympic Committee was finally formed in 1927. India's greatest successes at the Olympics have come in men's hockey. They won every men's title from 1928 to 1956. In 1960 they reached the final but lost to Pakistan to end the sequence.

India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals in athletics. Famous Indian artist Chintamoni Kar also participated in london olympics 1948 in the event of Sculpture and he won silver medel by creating a statue named "The Stag". The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India has also competed at several Winter Olympic Games since 1964.. The 1920 team consisted of two wrestlers, two athletes and a manager. Out of the four sportsmen, only Mr. Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule completed his event that is the Marathon. He ranked 19th with a timing of 2 Hours 50 Minutes 45.4 Seconds for a distance of 42 .750 KMs. He thus becomes India's first Olympic Marathon runner. It was indeed a great achievement for an Indian to participate and to complete the event amidst many serious adversities. Indian athletes have won a total of 20 medals, mostly in field hockey. For a period of time, India's men's field hockey team was dominant in Olympic competition, winning eleven medals in twelve Olympics between 1928 and 1980, including six successive gold medals from 1928–1956.

The National Olympic Committee for India is the Indian Olympic Association, and was created in 1927.
The 2008 Summer Olympics was the most successful Olympics ever for India with the nation winning three Olympic medals in three different sports and also winning first individual Olympic gold medal won by Abhinav Bindra.