The India story so far...

Before India took a big step forward at Beijing and clinched three medals, most of these world class performers would have been hailed as heroes at home. But near misses no longer count for such accolades, showing how high the bar has been set by our Olympic medalllists.

Before India took a big step forward at Beijing and clinched three medals, most of these world class performers would have been hailed as heroes at home. But near misses no longer count for such accolades, showing how high the bar has been set by our Olympic medalllists.

For a look at hits and misses at London olympics click the link below:

India in olympics