Medal Hope For India

Experience counts as much as class does. When you are performing at the world's biggest sporting arena, you can't make the mistake of taking anybody lightly. Saurabh Duggal reports.

They hadn't spoken for months. Their only form of communication - if you want to call it that - had been airing their thoughts through the press. Sukhwant Basra reports. When Sania met Lee

India’s Olympic record is nothing to write home about. These men and women are hoping to change all that this summer.

 

Despite the bronze at Beijing, Sushil Kumar isn't yet done with Olympic medals. Saurabh Duggal discovers a focused wrestler ready with a plan. Know Sushil | Sushil's target 

As India’s most successful female athlete sets sight on the Olympic Games, Indraneel Das looks at the stuff the pint-sized five-time world boxing champion is made of…

Success does strange things to people. It alienates them from their near-and-dear ones, meeting friends no longer evokes the same camaraderie and they lose touch with reality. But Vijender, the man whose punches wreaked havoc in Beijing four summers ago, is not the one to lose his connect with terra firma.

Beijing Games gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra is geared up for an encore and a slice of history, says Saurabh Duggal.

Insulated from the pressure of expectations, ace badminton player Saina Nehwal is leaving nothing to chance, writes Anamika Nandedkar.

Goals keep Leander hungry and focussed on a record sixth Olympic appearance. Since his debut at Barcelona in 1992 as a 19-year-old, Paes has shown no signs of slowing down. After four failed Olympic medal attempts with Bhupathi, and Rohan Bopanna refusing to partner Paes, the All India Tennis Association has sent Vishnu Vardhan’s name as his London partner. Sharmistha Chaudhuri writes. Paes notes

India’s traditional sport, archery, now has the exuberance of Deepika Kumari and the experience of Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro to make a statement in London, writes Nilankur Das.

It was a giant leap of faith, which put Sumit Sangwan in the elite league. Saurabh Duggal reports.

Jumping straight into the world's biggest sporting event after an eight-month long forced sabbatical is not how an athlete would have planned his comeback, but Somdev Devvarman says he is ready for the tough battle ahead in the London Olympics.

Mind matters for the male archers who are discovering newer methods to master nerve and nous. Nilankur Das takes a peep.