Analysing the Indian badminton contingent and their chances at Rio 2016

3. Kidambi Srikanth

In the absence of the more experienced Parupalli Kashyap, the Men’s Singles hopes will rest on the young shoulders of Kidambi Srikanth, who will be competing in his maiden Olympic Games in Rio.

The Guntur-born shuttler had a fine 2014, when he won the China Open Superseries Premier, but ever since that triumph, the youngster has been inconsistent, which has seen a dip in his rankings.

Srikanth will hope to get a good draw in order to ease off some nerves that he would carry to Brazil and hope that come, the knockout stages, he can raise his game and give the rest a run for their money.

Prediction: Quarterfinal