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London Olympics 2012 Discus throw: Vikas Gowda finishes 8th in the final

Vikas Gowda of India finishes in 8th position in the field of 12 in Men's Discus throw event at the London Olympics with the best throw of 64.79m.

London Olympics 2012: Can Vikas Gowda win medal for India?

Vikas Gowda became the fourth-ever Indian male athlete to have reached the final round of an Olympic event when he entered the final of the men’s discus throw after touching the 65.20m mark in the qualifications at the London Olympics. He would look to create history by reaching the podium on Wednesday (12:15 am).

2012 Olympics, Day 11: Vikas Gowda in action

The following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the Olympic Games Tuesday:

Olympics discus throw: Krishna Poonia qualifies for final with throw of 63.54m

Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia qualified for the final with a brilliant throw of 63.54m at the Women’s Discus Throw qualification event.

Hungary`s Kovago banned 2 years, out of Olympics

Discus thrower Zoltan Kovago was given a two-year ban for a doping offense and will miss the London Olympics.

Poonia gets into groove before Olympic test

Top Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia seemed to be getting in groove for the upcoming Olympics as she threw an impressive 63.16m in the Woodford Green Open Graded Meet.

London Olympics: Gowda determined to do well despite money crunch

Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda says he is neither "distracted" by the scarcity of funds nor intimidated by the higher rankings of his rivals.

Vikas Gowda: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Vikas Gowda (men’s discus throw): Discus thrower Vikas Gowda, who threw to his second best ever mark of 64.89 metres while claiming the bronze in the invitational meet at Chula Vista, California, US became the first Indian athlete to make the grade for the London Olympics.

Seema Antil: Profile 2012 London Olympics

India`s female discus thrower Seema Antil qualified for the 2012 London Olympics after she achieved the `A` qualifying standard with a throw of 62.60 metres at the University of California (Irvine) Open Championships.

Krishna Poonia: Profile 2012 London Olympics

Krishna Poonia (women’s discus throw): Poonia completed the task of qualifying for the Olympics as she threw a distance of 61.12 metres - crossing the Olympic qualification `B` standard mark of 59.50m - to clinch the gold at the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, US in October 2011.

Meticulous planning key to success in Olympics, says Poonia

Winning a medal in the Olympics is a "lifetime dream" for India`s top discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who is "meticulously planning" her every move to brighten her podium chances in London.

Poonia checks in early in London for Olympics

India`s top discus thrower Krishna Poonia has landed in England and started training at a multi-sport facility near London in a bid to acclimatise with local conditions ahead of the Olympics this month.

Poonia fourth at Perfontaine Classic Diamond League Meet

Olympic-bound Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia came up with a below-par effort of 62.11m to miss out on a medal.
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