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MENS HOCKEY TEAM - INDIA
Despite being the most successful Olympic team in the history of the sport with eight gold medals, India's last podium finish came way back in Moscow 1980. Led by PR Sreejesh, the Indian India hockey team aim to end this 36-year medal drought in Rio. Sreejesh, one of the best goalkeepers in the world, captains a skillful team that has strong defensive unit of Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Kothajit Singh and Surender Kumar. If they can click in front of goal as well, India can easily reclaim the glory of those golden days. Buoyed by their recent performance in the Champions Trophy, they have a relatively comfortable group and should at least make the final four in Rio.
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DEEPIKA KUMARI - ARCHERY
In 2012, Deepika Kumari at the young age of 18 was ranked World Number one going into the London Olympics. But all the hype went for a toss when Deepika lost to Amy Oliver of Great Britain in the very first round. Cold weather, viral fever and Olympic pressure were blamed for the Indian archery team's poor performance. This year, Deepika heads to Rio with some much-needed experience under her belt. She is participating in both the women's individual and team events, along with Laxmirani Majhi and L Bombayla Devi. Deepika shot 686 in the 72-arrow ranking round to equal the feat of London Olympics gold-medallist Ki Bo Bae of Korea at the Archery World Cup in April this year. She will hope to repeat the performance in the next week as well.
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ABHINAV BINDRA - SHOOTING
Abhinav Bindra is the only Indian who knows what it takes to win an individual Olympic gold medal. In his final Olympic Games before he retires, the shooter is aiming to add another medal to his long list of achievements. Back in the 10m air rifle in his fifth Olympic appearance, Abhinav has his eyes on creating history again — no shooter in this category has ever won the Olympic gold medal twice. An obsessive attention to detail and strenuous training regimes are his biggest strengths. In order to prepare for the Olympic Games, he had an exact replica of the Rio shooting range made in Chandigarh. His steely resolve and vast experience at the Olympics will definitely give him the edge in the coming week in Brazil.
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VINESH PHOGAT - WOMENS WRESTLING
Having defeated the 2014 World Championships silver-medallist Iwona Matkowska en route to sealing an Olympic qualification with a gold medal, Vinesh Phogat is another Olympic medal prospect with a lot of promise. The 21-year-old will be representing India in the Women's Freestyle 48 kg category, and has been one of the rising stars in the Indian wrestling circuit. She can make up for her lack of experience with her aggressive approach and her confident attitude on the mat. The grappler's confidence has been boosted by winning medals in six of the seven international tournaments that she has participated in since July 2014.
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DIPA KARMARKAR - GYMNASTICS
Dipa Karmakar, the 22-year-old Tripura girl, made history when she became the first female gymnast from India to qualify for the quadrennial event. She qualified with a a total score of 52.698 points and fifth position in the Glasgow Gymnastics World Championships. With relentless single-minded focus for years, she has overcome hurdles like federation politics and poor equipment to pave her way to Rio. Dipa is confident of doing well and has an edge in the Produnova — a double frontal vault — with a difficulty rating of 7.0. She is one of the five women in the world who have successfully completed the toughest vault in artistic gymnastics.
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Vinicius - Rio 2016 feeling awesome with Rio 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
the opening ceremony of #jogosolímpicos is today �� I'm waiting for this day since I was born! I've already imagined, wrote, designed and I dreamt of this party... in a little while I'm going to live this great joy along with you! ❤
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