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India competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. [1] A total of 83 athletes, 60 men and 23 women, competed in 13 sports.Men's field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India was represented in these Olympic Games.
July 27 – August 12: India at the 2012 Summer Olympics: August 3: Vijay Kumar wins a silver medal in the 25m Men's rapid-fire pistol at the Olympics. August 4: Saina Nehwal wins the bronze medal in women's badminton singles at the Olympics, after opponent Wang Xin retired with a knee injury while leading 21–18, 1–0.
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, was a summer multi-sport event held in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August. A total of 10,768 athletes from 204 nations participated in 302 events in 26 sports across 39 different disciplines.
18–26 February 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament 1: New Delhi, India 1 India (10) 10–18 March 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament 2: Dublin, Ireland 1 South Korea (6) 26 April – 6 May 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament 3: Kakamigahara, Japan 1 South Africa (12) Invitational 1 Spain 2 (5) Total 12
The Indian contingent for the 2012 Summer Olympics consisted of 83 members, the highest till then. [69] [70] The country won six medals including two silver and four bronze, the highest count of medals as of then. [71] Sushil Kumar won a silver medal to become the first Indian since independence with multiple individual Olympic medals. [72]
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. [1] Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103.
18 February: 2012 Summer Olympics Men's qualification 1 and 2012 Summer Olympics Women's qualification 1 kick-off in New Delhi. 26 February: Indian Men's Hockey Team qualify for the London Olympics. 29 February: The first season of World Series Hockey kick-off.
India sends far fewer athletes and support staff to the Olympics than top teams like the US, Majumdar said. For example, 117 Indian competitors went to Paris, compared with nearly 600 Americans.