India will once again turn to disciplines such as shooting, wrestling, archery and badminton. They arrived at a figure of ‘10 to 14’ medals, roughly double the number India got at London 2012 (six). Wrestling, which has yielded India three medals in the past two Olympics, will send its biggest-ever squad of eight, including Yogeshwar Dutt, a bronze-winner from London. The likes of Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda and Dharambir Singh had ensured qualification in the most unexpected of events, sprint. But the ringside view suggests that India hasn’t yet managed to increase its pool of medal-winning sports.

Source: The Hindu August 02, 2016 20:48 UTC