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      India competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Indian Olympic Associationhad sent a total of 83 athletes to compete in 13 sports making it the largest contingent India has ever sent to an Olympic Games.

The Indian effort to prepare for the games consisted of funds from the Indian Government to the tune of $48.1 million and an additional $11 million in private sponsorships. Sushil Kumar was the flag bearer in the opening ceremony and Mary Kom will be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony.

London 2012 India Medal Count & Stars

      India has won 6 medals including 2 silver and 4 bronze which is by far the best performance by India in terms of number of medals won at any single Olympic games.

Gagan Narang won the country's first medal at the Games, a bronze in the 10 metre air rifle event.

Vijay Kumar won a silver medal in men's 25 m rapid fire pistol event and became the third man ever representing India to win an individual silver medal after Norman Pritchard and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

      Adding to that, Saina Nehwal, won a bronze medal in women's singles in badminton. She has become the first Indian to win a medal inBadminton at the Olympics. She is also the second Indian woman to win an individual medal after Karnam Malleswari's bronze medal inWeightlifting in 2000.

Mary Kom won India its fourth medal at the games by winning a Bronze in the Women's flyweight category in Boxing. She is the third Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.

London 2012 Indian Stars

      Yogeshwar Dutt by winning a bronze in the 60 kg Freestyle Wrestling event, won India the fourth bronze and the fifth medal overall. This is the third individual medal in wrestling after bronze medals by Sushil Kumar in 2008 and K D Jadhav in 1952.

Sushil Kumar won the Silver medal in 66 kg Freestyle wrestling. Sushil Kumar is the first Indian to win an individual medal in back to back Olympics. He had won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the same category.

INDIAN STARS @ LONDON 2012:-

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Vijay Kumar	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol	3 August
Silver	Sushil Kumar	Wrestling	Men's 66kg Freestyle	12 August
Bronze	Gagan Narang	Shooting	Men's 10 m air rifle	30 July
Bronze	Saina Nehwal	Badminton	Women's singles	4 August
Bronze	Mary Kom	Boxing	Women's flyweight	8 August
Bronze	Yogeshwar Dutt	Wrestling	Men's 60kg Freestyle	11 August

MEDALS BY SPORT:- 

Medals by sport
Sport	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	Total
Shooting	0	1	1	2
Wrestling	0	1	1	2
Badminton	0	0	1	1
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Total	0	2	4	6

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