Squad:Men: Muhammad Anas Yahiya (400m & 4x400m relay), Jinson Johnson (800m), Ankit Sharma (long jump), Renjith Maheswary (triple jump), Vikas Gowda (discus throw), Nitendra Singh Rawat (marathon), Gopi T (marathon), Kheta Ram (marathon), Manish Singh Rawat (20Km Race Walking), Gurpreet Singh (20Km Race Walking), Ganapathi K (20Km Race Walking), Sandeep Kumar (50Km Race Walking), Arokia Rajiv (4x400m relay), Kunhu Muhammed (4x400m relay), A Dharun (4x400m relay), Mohankumar R (4x400m relay), Lalith Mathur (4x400m relay). (FULL 2016 RIO OLYMPICS COVERAGE)With the history-chasing Jamaican sprinter, Usian Bolt, once again set to take centrestage in arguably the most popular Olympic discipline, the Indians are not expected to be a force to reckon with. Coming to road events, India have six race walkers, including three in men's 20km, who are all capable of springing a surprise. "I've fought all odds, the time has come to realise my dream and put up a good show," Dutee said. Ankit started this year on a good note when he broke a 27-year event record held by Pakistan's Md.

Source: India Today August 12, 2016 07:52 UTC