“Normally before the Olympics and the World championships, the support (Government funding) would start six months before the event. Home, and the Gopi Chand Academy in Hyderabad, has also been the best place to be for the Indian badminton team though its stars like London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, P.V. A total of 83 Indians went to the 2012 London Olympics, but this time the number has swelled to 120, and athletics and the women’s hockey team are the big reasons. India came back from the 2012 Summer Games with six medals — two silver and four bronze — its best-ever haul at the Olympics. But there was a big rush soon after that with another 13 making the grade, eight of them grabbing last-minute berths.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2016 16:41 UTC