Trivandrum: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt proved once again that he was master of the track by winning gold in the 100m sprint men's finals, surpassing the Olympic record he himself had set in Beijing 2008. He finished first in 9.63 seconds, 0.05 seconds shy of the world record of 9.58 seconds. Fellow Jamaican, Yohan Blake won silver with a time of 9.75 seconds while Justin Glatin of USA took bronze with a time of 9.79 seconds.

In the tennis men's singles finals, world no.1 Roger Federer had to face a shocking defeat at the hands of world no.4 Andy Murray from Britain. With the support he received from the home crowd, Murray decimated Roger Federer in three straight sets (6-2, 6-1, 6-4), in under two hours to win the coveted Olympic gold. The win also came as a sweet revenge for Murray who was denied his first Wimbledon title by Federer just over a month ago.

For India, former world boxing champion M C Mary Kom would be looking forward to match Saina Nehwal and bring home an individual medal in women's boxing. The hockey team was humiliated 1 – 4 by South Korea to underline the national team's dismal performance in the field. Paes-Sania team has been eliminated from the mixed doubles.