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India at the 2012 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = IND

| NOCname = Indian Olympic Association

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2012

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|olympic.ind.in}}

| location = London

| competitors = 83

| sports = 13

| flagbearer = Sushil Kumar (opening)
Mary Kom (closing)

| rank = 56

| gold = 0

| silver = 2

| bronze = 4

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1900

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

India competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. {{cite web|title=Olympics 2012: India to send biggest ever contingent|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_olympics-2012-india-to-send-biggest-ever-contingent_1712918|access-date=2012-08-05}} 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. India also marked its Olympic return in weightlifting, after the International Weightlifting Federation imposed a two-year suspension for the nation's athletes because of a doping scandal in Beijing.

The Indian team featured several Olympic medalists from Beijing, including rifle shooter and Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, who failed to advance into the final rounds of his event in London. Wrestler and Olympic bronze medalist Sushil Kumar, chosen by the Indian Olympic Association to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, managed to claim another medal by winning silver in the men's freestyle wrestling.

This was India's 2nd most successful Olympics in terms of total medals, they won a total of 6 medals (2 silver and 4 bronze), doubling the nation's previous record (3 medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics). Two medals were awarded to athletes in shooting and wrestling. Female Indian athletes won two Olympic medals in one Games for the first time. The two athletes were badminton player and world junior champion Saina Nehwal, who became the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic bronze medal in the women's singles, and boxer Mary Kom, who lost to Great Britain's Nicola Adams in the semi-final match and received a bronze medal in the first ever women's flyweight event.

Medalists

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class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{silver medal}}Vijay KumarShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol{{dts|3 August}}
{{silver medal}}Sushil KumarWrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg{{dts|12 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Gagan NarangShootingMen's 10 m air rifle{{dts|30 July}}
{{bronze medal}}Saina NehwalBadmintonWomen's singles{{dts|4 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Mary KomBoxingWomen's flyweight{{dts|8 August}}
{{bronze medal}}Yogeshwar DuttWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg{{dts|11 August}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; float:right;"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=5|Medals by sport

align=center

|Sport

| style="background:#f7f6a8;"|{{gold01}}

| style="background:#dce5e5;"|{{silver02}}

| style="background:#ffdab9;"|{{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|Shooting

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 0style="background:#dce5e5;"| 1style="background:#ffdab9;"| 12
align=center

|Wrestling

style="background:#f7f6a4;"| 0style="background:#dce5e5;"| 1style="background:#ffdab9;"| 12
align=center

|Badminton

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 0style="background:#dce5e5;"| 0style="background:#ffdab9;"| 11
align=center

|Boxing

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 0style="background:#dce5e5;"| 0style="background:#ffdab9;"| 11
align=center

!Total

style="background:gold;"| 0style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:#c96;"| 46

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; float:right;"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=5|Medals by gender

align=center

|Gender

| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| {{gold1}}

| style="background:#dce5e5;"| {{silver2}}

| style="background:#ffdab9;"| {{bronze3}}

|Total

align=center

|Male

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|4

align=center

|Female

| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0

| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0

| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2

|2

align=centerTotalstyle="background:gold;"| 0style="background:silver;"| 2style="background:#c96;"| 46

{{col-end}}

Competitors

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=160|Sport

! width=40|Men

! width=40|Women

! width=40|Total

! width=40|Event

align=left|Archery

| 3

364
align=left|Athletics

| 8

61411
align=left|Badminton

| 2

354
align=left|Boxing

| 7

188
align=left|Field hockey

| 18

0181
align=left|Judo

| 0

111
align=left|Rowing

| 3

032
align=left|Shooting

| 7

41110
align=left|Swimming

| 1

011
align=left |Table tennis

| 1

122
align=left|Tennis

| 5

274
align=left|Weightlifting

| 1

122
align=left|Wrestling

| 4

155
class="sortbottom"

! Total

60238355

Archery

{{main|Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics }}

Six Indian archers qualified for the London Olympics – 3 in women's recurve and 3 in men's recurve.{{cite web|title=Archery Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/archery/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804055018/http://www.london2012.com/archery/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Jayanta Talukdar

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|Individual

|650

|53

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wukie|USA|2012 Summer}} (12)
L 0–6

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Rahul Banerjee

|655

|46

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gantögs|MGL|2012 Summer}} (19)
W 6–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dobrowolski|POL|2012 Summer}} (14)
L 3–7

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Tarundeep Rai

|664

|31

|{{flagIOCathlete|Stevens|CUB|2012 Summer}} (34)
W 6–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kim B-M|KOR|2012 Summer}} (2)
L 2–6

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jayanta Talukdar
Rahul Banerjee
Tarundeep Rai

|align=left|Team

|1969

|12

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|JPN|2012 Summer}} (5)
L 214 (27)–214 (29)

|colspan=4|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Laishram Bombayla Devi

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|Individual

|651

|22

|{{flagIOCathlete|Psarra|GRE|2012 Summer}} (43)
W 6–4

|{{flagIOCathlete|Román|MEX|2012 Summer}} (11)
L 2–6

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Deepika Kumari

|662

|8

|{{flagIOCathlete|Oliver|GBR|2012 Summer}} (57)
L 2–6

|colspan=6| did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Chekrovolu Swuro

|625

|50

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nichols|USA|2012 Summer}} (15)
L 5–6

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Laishram Bombayla Devi
Deepika Kumari
Chekrovolu Swuro

|align=left|Team

|1938

|9

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCteam|DEN|2012 Summer}} (8)
L 210–211

|colspan=4|did not advance

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Fourteen Indian athletes qualified for the Athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).:{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=6 September 2011}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf |publisher=IAAF |access-date=6 September 2011 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707020747/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/statistics/standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_entrystandards_london2012_24135.pdf |archive-date=July 7, 2012 }}

File:Ram Singh Yadav (India) London 2012 Men.jpg finished seventy-eighth in men's marathon.]]

;Men

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Basanta Bahadur Rana

|align=left|50 km walk

|3:56:48 NR

|36

align=center

|align=left|Baljinder Singh

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|20 km walk

|1:25:39

|43

align=center

|align=left|Gurmeet Singh

|1:23:34

|33

align=center

|align=left|Irfan Kolothum Thodi

|1:20:21 NR

|10

align=center

|align=left|Ram Singh Yadav

|align=left|Marathon

|2:30:06

|78

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Vikas Gowda

|align=left|Discus throw

|65.20

|5 Q

|64.79

|8

align=center

|align=left|Om Prakash Karhana

|align=left|Shot put

|19.86

|19

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Renjith Maheshwary

|align=left|Triple jump

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

;Track & road events

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Tintu Luka

|align=left|800 m

|2:01.75

|3 Q

|1:59.69 SB

|6

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sudha Singh

|align=left|3000 m steeplechase

|9:48.86

|13

|colspan=4|did not advance

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Mayookha Johny

|align=left|Triple jump

|13.77

|22

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sahana Kumari

|align=left|High jump

|1.80

|29

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Seema Antil

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Discus throw

|61.91

|13

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Krishna Poonia

|63.54

|8 Q

|63.62

|6

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

5 Indian badminton players qualified for the London Olympics.{{cite web|title=Badminton Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/badminton/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804070132/http://www.london2012.com/badminton/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Group stage

!Elimination

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Parupalli Kashyap

|align=left|Men's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Y Tan|BEL|2012 Summer}}
W 21–14, 21–12

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nguyễn T M|VIE|2012 Summer}}
W 21–9, 21–14

|{{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|N Karunaratne|SRI|2012 Summer}}
W 21–14, 15–21, 21–9

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee C W|MAS|2012 Summer}}
L 19–21, 11–21

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Saina Nehwal

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|S Jaquet|SUI|2012 Summer}}
W 21–9, 21–4

|{{flagIOCathlete|L Tan|BEL|2012 Summer}}
W 21–4, 21–14

|{{n/a}}

|1 Q

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yao J|NED|2012 Summer}}
W 21–14, 21–16

|{{flagIOCathlete|T Baun|DEN|2012 Summer}}
W 21–15, 22–20

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang YH|CHN|2012 Summer}}
L 13–21, 13–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang X|CHN|2012 Summer}}
W 18–21, 0–1ret

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa

|align=left|Women's doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|M Fujii /
R Kakiiwa|JPN|2012 Summer}}
L 21–16, 21–18

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cheng W-h /
Chien Y-c|TPE|2012 Summer}}
W 25–23, 16–21, 21–18

|{{flagIOCathlete|S M Sari /
Yao L|SIN|2012 Summer}}
W 21–16, 21–15

|3

|colspan=5|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta

|align=left|Mixed doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|T Ahmad /
L Natsir|INA|2012 Summer}}
L 16–21, 12–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|T Laybourn /
K Rytter Juhl|DEN|2012 Summer}}
L 12–21, 16–21

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lee Y-d /
Ha J-e|KOR|2012 Summer}}
L 15–21, 15–21

|4

|colspan=5|did not advance

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Eight Indian boxers qualified for the London Olympics.{{cite web|title=Boxing Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/boxing/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805144440/http://www.london2012.com/boxing/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Devendro Singh

|align=left|Light flyweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Molina|HON|2012 Summer}}
W {{abbr|RSC|Referee stops contest}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Serdamba|MGL|2012 Summer}}
W 16–11

|{{flagIOCathlete|Barnes|IRL|2012 Summer}}
L 18–23

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Shiva Thapa

|align=left|Bantamweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Valdez|MEX|2012 Summer}}
L 9–14

|colspan=5| did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Jai Bhagwan

|align=left|Lightweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Allisop|SEY|2012 Summer}}
W 18–8

|{{flagIOCathlete|Zhailaouv|KAZ|2012 Summer}}
L 8–16

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Manoj Kumar

|align=left|Light welterweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Hudayberdiyev|TKM|2012 Summer}}
W 13–7

|{{flagIOCathlete|Stalker|GBR|2012 Summer}}
L 16–20

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Vikas Krishan Yadav

|align=left|Welterweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Spence|USA|2012 Summer}}
L 13–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Vijender Singh

|align=left|Middleweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Suzhanov|KAZ|2012 Summer}}
W 14–10

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gausha|USA|2012 Summer}}
W 16–15

|{{flagIOCathlete|Atoev|UZB|2012 Summer}}
L 13–17

|colspan=3|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sumit Sangwan

|align=left|Light heavyweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Falcão|BRA|2012 Summer}}
L 14–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Mary Kom

|align=left|Flyweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Michalczuk|POL|2012 Summer}}
W 19–14

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rahali|TUN|2012 Summer}}
W 15–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|Adams|GBR|2012 Summer}}
L 6–11

|Did not advance

|{{bronze03}}

Field hockey

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

The Indian national Hockey team, on 26 February 2012, had qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the qualifying tournament against France with a score of 8–1.

India was placed in Pool B of the men's tournament.

=Men's tournament=

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

;Roster

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|IND}}

;Group play

All times are British Summer Time, (UTC+1).

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B}}

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B2}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B5}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B8}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B11}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|B14}}

;11th–12th Place

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|C1}}

This was the worst show ever by India at the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/08/london-2012-indian-shame-hockey|title=London 2012: Indian media attack 'national shame' of hockey defeat|access-date=5 February 2023}}

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

There was only one Indian judoka at the London Olympics.{{cite web|title=Judo Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/judo/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804155835/http://www.london2012.com/judo/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Garima Chaudhary

|align=left|Women's −63 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ueno|JPN|2012 Summer}}
L 0000–0100

|colspan=6|did not advance

Rowing

{{main|Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

India had qualified the following boats.{{cite web|title=Three rowers make the cut for Olympics|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/three-rowers-make-the-cut-for-london-olympics/1/186701.html}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Finals

style="font-size:100%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Sawarn Singh

|align=left|Single sculls

|6:54.04

|4 R

|7:00:49

|1 Q

|7:11.59

|4 SC/D

|7:36.25

|2 FC

|7:29.66

|16

align=center

|align=left|Sandeep Kumar
Manjeet Singh

|align=left|Lightweight double sculls

|6:56.60

|4 R

|6:54.20

|6 SC/D

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|7:19.31

|4 FD

|7:08.39

|19

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Eleven Indian shooters qualified for the London Olympics, with seven male and four female competitors. India had earned 11 quotas in shooting events.{{cite web | url=http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx | title=Quota places by nation and name. | access-date=28 May 2011 | publisher=International Shooting Sport Federation | archive-date=16 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx | url-status=dead }} India has been most successful in this category this year with Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar winning bronze and silver medals respectively.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Abhinav Bindra

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|594

|16

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Joydeep Karmakar

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|595

|7 Q

|699.1

|4

align=center

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Vijay Kumar

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|570

|31

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|25 m rapid fire pistol

|585

|4 Q

|30

|{{silver02}}

align=center

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|Gagan Narang

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|598

|3 Q

|701.1

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|593

|18

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|1164

|20

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Sanjeev Rajput

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|1161

|26

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Manavjit Singh Sandhu

|align=left|Trap

|119

|16

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Ronjan Sodhi

|align=left|Double trap

|134

|11

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Shagun Chowdhary

|align=left|Trap

|61

|20

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Rahi Sarnobat

|align=left|25 m pistol

|579

|19

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Heena Sidhu

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|382

|12

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Annuraj Singh

|align=left|25 m pistol

|575

|30

|colspan=2|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|378

|23

|colspan=2|did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

India had gained a "Universality place" from the FINA.{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/universality_places.pdf |title=FINA Universality Places |date=6 July 2012 |publisher=FINA |access-date=6 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711000550/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/universality_places.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2012 }}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ullalmath Gagan

|align=left|1500 m freestyle

|16:31.14

|31

|colspan=2|did not advance

Table tennis

{{main|Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

India had won 2 quotas in table tennis.{{cite web|title=Table Tennis Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/table-tennis/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031141509/http://www.london2012.com/table-tennis/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary round

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Soumyajit Ghosh

|align=left|Men's singles

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tsuboi|BRA|2012 Summer}}
W 4–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kim H-B|PRK|2012 Summer}}
L 1–4

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Ankita Das

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ramirez|ESP|2012 Summer}}
L 1–4

|colspan=7|did not advance

Tennis

{{main|Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

India had won 7 quotas in tennis.{{cite web|title=Tennis Contingent|url=http://www.london2012.com/tennis/athletes/country=india/index.html|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806080643/http://www.london2012.com/tennis/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Somdev Devvarman

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nieminen|FIN|2012 Summer}}
L 3–6, 1–6

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Vishnu Vardhan

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kavčič|SLO|2012 Summer}}
L 3–6, 2–6

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Mahesh Bhupathi
Rohan Bopanna

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Doubles

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bury /
Mirnyi|BLR|2012 Summer}}
W 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 8–6

|{{flagIOCathlete|Benneteau /
Gasquet|FRA|2012 Summer}}
L 3–6, 4–6

|colspan=4|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Leander Paes
Vishnu Vardhan

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Haase /
Rojer|NED|2012 Summer}}
W 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Llodra /
Tsonga|FRA|2012 Summer}}
L 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6

|colspan=4|did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sania Mirza

|align=left|Doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chuang C-j /
Hsieh S-w|TPE|2012 Summer}}
L 1–6, 6–3, 1–6

|colspan=5|did not advance

;Mixed

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Leander Paes
Sania Mirza

|align=left|Doubles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ivanovic /
Zimonjić|SRB|2012 Summer}}
W 6–2, 6–4

|{{flagIOCathlete|Azarenka /
Mirnyi|BLR|2012 Summer}}
L 5–7, 6–7(5–7)

|colspan=3|did not advance

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

India had won 2 quotas in weightlifting.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/weightlifting/athletes/country=india/index.html|title=Weightlifting Contingent|access-date=2012-08-04|archive-date=2012-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805001653/http://www.london2012.com/weightlifting/athletes/country=india/index.html|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Katulu Ravi Kumar

|align=left|Men's −69 kg

|136

|16

|167

|15

|303

|15

align=center

|align=left|Ngangbam Soniya Chanu

|align=left|Women's −48 kg

|74

|8

|97

|7

|171

|7

Wrestling

{{main|Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

India had won 5 quotas in the following events.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/athletes/country=india/index.html |title=Wrestling Contingent |access-date=2012-08-04 |archive-date=2012-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806100600/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/athletes/country=india/index.html |url-status=dead }}

Key:

  • {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - Victory by Fall.
  • {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

;Men's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Amit Kumar

|align=left|−55 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rahimi|IRI|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Khinchegashvili|GEO|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|Did not advance

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Velikov|BUL|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|Did not advance

|10

align=center

|align=left|Yogeshwar Dutt

|align=left|−60 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Guidea|BUL|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Kudukhov|RUS|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gómez|PUR|2012 Summer}}
W 3–0 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Esmaeilpour|IRI|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ri J-M|PRK|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Sushil Kumar

|align=left|−66 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Şahin|TUR|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Navruzov|UZB|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tanatarov|KAZ|2012 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yonemitsu|JPN|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|{{silver02}}

align=center

|align=left|Narsingh Pancham Yadav{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/narsingh-makes-his-last-chance-count/945565/ |title=Narsingh makes his last chance count |newspaper=The Indian Express |first=Vinayak |last=Padmadeo |location=New Delhi, India |date=4 May 2012}}

|align=left|−74 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gentry|CAN|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=5|did not advance

|14

;Women's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Geeta Phogat{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/london-olympics/Geeta-wins-gold-in-Asian-qualifying-event-books-London-Olympics-berth/articleshow/12497140.cms |title=Geeta wins gold in Asian qualifying event, books London Olympics berth |newspaper=The Times of India |agency=TNN |first=Ritu |last=Sejwal |date=1 April 2012}}

|align=left|−55 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Verbeek|CAN|2012 Summer}}
L 1–3 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|colspan=2|did not advance

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lazareva|UKR|2012 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|Did not advance

|13

Controversies

{{further|Controversies at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

=Opening ceremony=

An unknown woman in civilian attire was seen walking at the head of the Indian Olympic team's march past during the Parade of Nations. Her presence attracted media attention throughout India and raised questions about security at the Olympic Games. The woman was subsequently identified as Madhura Nagendra (incorrectly referred to by some sources as Madhura Honey{{cite news|title=All hail the lady in red! |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/All-hail-the-lady-in-red/Article1-905376.aspx |access-date=4 August 2012 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=30 July 2012 |author=Sinha Namya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803021020/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/All-hail-the-lady-in-red/Article1-905376.aspx |archive-date=3 August 2012 |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=I apologise to my countrymen, says Madhura 'Honey' |url=http://www.asianage.com/india/i-apologise-my-countrymen-says-madhura-honey-425 |access-date=4 August 2012 |newspaper=The Asian Age |date=3 August 2012 |author=Manuja Veerappa |author2=Johnlee Abraham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804212500/http://www.asianage.com/india/i-apologise-my-countrymen-says-madhura-honey-425 |archive-date=4 August 2012 |location=Bengaluru |url-status=dead }}), a graduate student from Bangalore living in LondonJill Lawless (29 July 2012) [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/29/indian-team-opening-ceremony-woman-olympics_n_1715733.html India's Olympic Team Abuzz About Mystery Woman From London Olympics Opening Ceremony] The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 July 2012. and a dancer in a segment of the opening ceremony co-ordinated by Danny Boyle.Anil Kumar (30 July 2012). [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Olympic-gatecrasher-over-excited-Madhura-a-dancer-from-Bangalore/articleshow/15261844.cms Olympic gatecrasher 'over-excited' Madhura, a dancer from Bangalore] The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games issued an apology to the Indian contingent over the incident and revoked Nagendra's Olympic security accreditation.{{cite web|title=Olympics organising committee apologises for Madhura incident|url=http://www.firstpost.com/olympics/olympics-organising-committee-apologises-for-madhura-incident-397759.html|publisher=Firstpost.com|access-date=4 August 2012|date=31 July 2012}} On her return to India, Nagendra issued a public apology for her "error of judgement".{{cite web|title=It was error of judgement, says gatecrasher at the Olympics Opening Ceremony|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/it-was-error-of-judgement-says-gatecrasher-at-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/241485|publisher=New Delhi Television|access-date=3 August 2012|date=2 August 2012}}

=Boxing=

Boxer Sumit Sangwan lost a closely contested bout 14–15 against Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino of Brazil in the light heavyweight category round of 32. The ESPN commentators described the loss as "daylight robbery".{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-boxer-sangwan-loses-a-bout-he-had-won/276463-73.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801163501/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-boxer-sangwan-loses-a-bout-he-had-won/276463-73.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-08-01 |title=Indian boxer Sangwan loses a bout he had 'won' - London Olympics 2012 News - IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2012-08-02}} India's acting chef-de-mission Brigadier P. K. M. Raja, on the insistence of Sports Minister Ajay Maken, lodged an unsuccessful appeal against the judges' decision believing he had won.{{cite web|title=Appeal against Sumit Sangwan's bout rejected|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/news/item/194422-appeal-against-sumit-sangwans-bout-rejected?pfrom=home-topstories&trendingnow|publisher=NDTV Sport|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306012437/http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/news/item/194422-appeal-against-sumit-sangwans-bout-rejected?pfrom=home-topstories&trendingnow|archive-date=2016-03-06|date=31 July 2012|url-status=live}}

A win by Vikas Krishan in the welterweight pre-quarters was overturned after an appeal by the opponent Errol Spence. The Indian was given four penalty points and the score was changed from 11–13 to 15–13 in favour of Errol Spence.{{cite web|title=Errol Spence's Olympic Loss Overturned|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/DeSotos-Spence-Loses-in-Round-of-16-164934426.html|publisher=NBC 5|access-date=3 August 2012|date=3 August 2012}} The decision was overturned citing the nine holding fouls committed by the Indian boxer in the third round and for spitting out the gumshield intentionally. As the jury's decision was final, no further appeal by the Indians were permitted. India through its Acting Chef de Mission Brigadier PKM Raja approached the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/269153/indias-counter-protest-vikas-decision.html India approach CAS after AIBA decision] but the appeal was rejected.[http://in.news.yahoo.com/cas-rejects-indias-appeal-vikas-krishan-134747916.html CAS rejects India's appeal on Vikas Krishan – Yahoo! News India]

Boxer Manoj Kumar lost his pre quarterfinal light welterweight bout against Great Britain's Tom Stalker in a controversial manner. The boxer was at the wrong end of some of the judging calls and he cried "cheating" openly before leaving the boxing arena.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Boxing/Manoj-Kumar-cries-cheating-after-exit-from-Games/SP-Article10-908550.aspx |title=Manoj Kumar cries 'cheating' after exit from Games |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2012-08-05 |archive-date=2012-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806045938/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Sports/Olympics2012/Chunk-HT-UI-Olympics-Discipline-Boxing/Manoj-Kumar-cries-cheating-after-exit-from-Games/SP-Article10-908550.aspx |url-status=dead }}

=Badminton=

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa missed out on a badminton - women's doubles quarterfinal berth by a difference of one point after tying with Japan and Taipei on points. Prior to India's final group game, the Japanese partnership of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa lost to Chinese Taipei's Cheng Wen Hsing and Chien Yu Chin. On behalf of the Badminton Association of India, a protest was lodged saying that the match between Japan and Chinese Taipei was fixed and that Japan had deliberately lost that match in order to have a better draw in the next round. The Indian appeal was turned down by force.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/olympics-scandal-badminton-the-biggest-loser/story-KQRFGV7dRyJKjOiJNRhN7J.html|title=Olympics scandal: Badminton the biggest loser|access-date=5 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/olympics-2012/story/london-olympics-eight-badminton-players-disqualified-111951-2012-07-31|title=London Olympics: Hope floats for Gutta and Ponappa after 8 badminton players are thrown out for underperforming|access-date=5 February 2023}}

See also

References

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External links

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