2012 Summer Olympics - Athletes
| Athlete | Sport |
|---|---|
 Absalon, Julien | Mountain bike racing |
 Adlington, Rebecca | 800m, 400m and 4x200m freestyle |
| Ainslie, Ben | Laser, Finn |
| Bauge, Gregory | Track cycling (sprint) |
 Bekele, Kenenisa | long distance and cross-country |
 Blake, Yohan | 100m, 200m , 4x100m |
| Bolt, Usain | 100m, 200m , 4x100m |
 Bryant, Kobe | Basketball |
| Campbell-Brown, Veronica | 100m, 200m, 4x100m sprints |
 Cancellara, Fabian | road bicycle racing |
| Cavendish, Mark | Road racing, track cycling |
 Cheruiyot, Vivian | |
 Cielo, Cesar | 50m, 100m, 4x100m freestyle, 50m butterfly |
| Daley, Thomas | 10m platform, 10m synchronised |
 Drysdale, Mahe | Single sculls, quadruple sculls |
| Farah, Mohamed | 5000m, 10,000m, cross-country |
| Federer, Roger | |
| Franklin, Melissa | backstroke, freestyle and relays |
 Gasol, Pau | |
| Gay, Tyson | 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay |
| Hoy, Chris | |
| Idowu, Phillips | Triple jump |
 Isinbayeva, Yelena | pole vault |
| James, LeBron | Basketball |
| Jeter, Carmelita | 100m, 200m, 4x100m |
 Kitajima, Kosuke | |
 Li, Na | |
| Liu, Xiang | 60 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles |
| Lochte, Ryan | 100m, 200m backstroke, 200m, 400m medley, relays |
 Magnussen, James | 100m freestyle, relays |
| Merritt, Lashawn | 400m, 4x400m relay |
| Murofushi, Koji | Hammer |
| Nadal, Rafael | 2001 |
 Pellegrini, Federica | 200m, 400m, 800m freestye, relays |
| Pendleton, Victoria | Sprint, keirin |
| Phelps, Michael | 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley, butterfly, freestyle relay |
| Phillips, Dwight | long-jump |
| Powell, Asafa | 100m, 4x100m |
| Riner, Teddy | Judo, open weight category (over 100kg) |
 Robles, Dayron | 60m hurdles, 110m hurdles |
| Rudisha, David | 800m |
| Scheidt, Robert | Laser and Star |
 Semenya, Caster | 800m |
| Sun, Yang | 400m free, 800m free and 1500m free |
| Uchimura, Kohei | gymnastics |
| Vezzali, Valentina | Foil |
 Vlasic, Blanka | High jump |
 Vos, Marianne | Road, track and cyclo-cross |
| Wieber, Jordyn | Gymnastics |
| Wiggins, Bradley | |
| Zagunis, Mariel | Sabre |
| van Grunsven, Anky | Dressage |
Olympics News
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Madagascar vs. South Africa - Kick-off time, team news, how to watch Banyana's Olympic qualifier
South Africa will play the first leg of their Olympic qualifying tie against Madagascar on Friday behind closed doors at Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, before facing the same opponents in front of fans at the same venue on Tuesday.
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India report card for Asian Games 2026: Archery, Boxing A+, B for Shooting while Tennis gets an F
Here's the complete list of 499 athletes who will represent India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
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Asian Games: Carlos Yulo wins men's vault to claim second gold medal
Carlos Yulo reigned supreme in the men's individual vault final, claiming his second gold medal of the 20th Asian Games.
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Desiree Ellis retains Banyana's core for Olympic qualifiers against Madagascar
South Africa coach Desiree Ellis has kept the core of her Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) squad for the two-legged CAF Olympic qualifying tie against Madagascar.
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Chinese swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo wins 7th gold at Asian Games
Chinese freestyler Zhang Zhanshuo completed his sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games, taking the 400-meter freestyle in 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds on Friday on the final day of swimming events.
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Japan's Shin Ohashi sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke
Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games, swimming 2:04.83 to take more than a half-second off the previous mark.
