At the London Olympics, Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap became the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals in badminton while Archery medal hope Deepika Kumari bowed out after losing in the opening round of the individual event. Kashyap secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne at the Wembley Arena Courts. Archer Deepika Kumari, could not live up to the expectations and lost 2-6 against Great Britain's Amy Oliver ending her as well as India's archery campaign at the Lord's Cricket Ground.

China are holding on to the top spot in the medal standings of the London Olympics with a haul of 13 Gold, 6 Silver and 4 Bronze.The United States retains the second position with 9 Gold, 8 Silver and 6 Bronze.France are at the third spot with a tally of four gold, three silver and four bronze.