Air rifle world record holder, Gagan touches sky

Narang struck 600 out of 600 points in the qualifying rounds. He maintained his lead all through the 10-shot final and shot 10.3 to finish with the gold medal. It was special as it came after the unsatisfactory performance in the Beijing Olympics .

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Saina Nehwal out of Olympics medal run

India's No1 woman badminton player Saina Nehwal's dream of winning a gold medal in Beijing Olympics came to an abrupt end, after she lost to Indonesia's Maria Kristin Yulianti 28-26, 14-21, 15-21, in a thrilling quarterfinal held on Wednesday..

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Beijing Games: Will Indian medal drought end?

India is the second most populous country in the world and a fast-emerging economic giant; but every fourth year the nation stands embarrassed in the Olympics with its mediocre performance. Corporate houses, may hold solution to India’s medal drought.

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North Korea and its quest for Olympic gold medals

Is it possible for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)to win gold medals in the Beijing Olympics 2008? The players are in high hopes of winning the gold medal even as they will have to face tough competition from other countries

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Indian origin wrestler in Australian Olympic team

Sandeep Kumar, a 25 year old Indian origin wrestler, who drives a taxi in Australia, will be part of the country's four-member team for Beijing Olympics 2008. Kumar had failed to make it to India's national wrestling squad couple of years back..

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