Rabia Ashiq to competes in 800m

LONDON: Pakistan’s Rabia Ashiq competed in the 800m race at the London Olympics 2012 on Wednesday

Ashiq took part in heat 4 of the 800m and finished last.

Ashiq took part in heat 4 of the 800m. She finished last in her heat and 35th overall.

Rabia Ashiq who is a resident of Lahore was a wildcard entrant into the games and was Pakistan's last athlete competing at the Olympics.

Campbell-Brown chases Olympic treble

LONDON: Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown will attempt an unprecedented Olympic treble on Wednesday as controversial South African 800m runner Caster Semenya makes her long-awaited Games debut. 

Campbell-Brown, winner of the 200m at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, will become the first woman in history to win an individual athletics crown in three consecutive Games if she successfully defends her title once more.

The 30-year-old cruised into Wednesday's final with an impressive 22.32sec in her semi-final and declared herself ready to see off the threat of rivals who include Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Allyson Felixand Sanya Richards-Ross.

"I am happy. I have a lot of experience, I know what to expect. Tomorrow night we know that it will be an extremely difficult event," Fraser-Pryce said.

"My objective is just to stay focused - and run my heart out."

Campbell-Brown's opponents look more than capable of ending her eight-year reign as Olympic champion, however, and few would begrudge Felix in particular if the 26-year-old American strikes it lucky at the third time of asking.

Felix has finished as silver-medallist behind Campbell-Brown at the past two Olympics, but looked superb in reaching the final on Tuesday, coasting home in 22.31sec to win her semi-final.

"It has been a long time coming. I feel I am ready to put a race together," said Felix, who ran a personal best and world-leading time of 21.69sec at the US Olympic trials, the fastest for 14 years.

"I think if I put a good race together I'll run a fast time."

Sri Lanka put India in to bat in T20

                                                             

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to field after winning the toss against India in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Ashok Dinda.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga.

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL), TV umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

(AFP)