Analysing the Indian badminton contingent and their chances at Rio 2016

4. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa

For the second Olympics in a row, the Doubles hopes will rest on the shoulders of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, who will look to go the further mile after faltering in the quarterfinals at Great Britain 4 years ago.

In the 4 years between London and Rio, Jwala and Ashwini have tasted success at the Commonwealth and Asian Games as well as at the Uber Cup, but in other international events, the duo have been inconsistent, swinging between opening round losses to reaching to the end.

The early matches at Rio will be crucial to gather some momentum and if they do get their act together , then we could see India’s first ever Olympics doubles medal in badminton in Brazil.

Prediction: Quarterfinals