As Indian athletes aim to put their best foot forward at the London Games, their families back home are making sure that they get adequate divine assistance.

Beijing medallist Vijender to open India boxers’ campaign at London Games. Saurabh Duggal reports.

Leander Paes lives on a different plane. He tells HT Correspondent Sukhwant Basra about how motivated he is to shut everyone up and play a seventh Games. Leander Says

They hadn't spoken for months. Their only form of communication - if you want to call it that - had been airing their thoughts through the press. Sukhwant Basra reports. When Sania met Lee

India and Pakistan may have won 11 Olympic hockey titles between them and ruled the Games arena for decades, but today both teams have lost their sheen and are struggling even make a mark at the game’s highest level. India won eight gold medals, including a record six in a row, while Pakistan claimed three victories.

London faces more or less the same problem that so many venues have faced before — throw in enough media at a single place and problems appear to magnify overnight. Sukhwant Basra reports. Quick guide to the action at the Olympics