Analysing the Indian badminton contingent and their chances at Rio 2016

1. Saina Nehwal

That then leaves us with the top contender for a medal- Saina Nehwal.The 26-yer-old didn’t have the greatest start to the season, where she didn’t participate in any events until the All England Championships in March, but ever since then has shown gradual and steady improvement in her game, reaching 6 consecutive semifinals and then finally managing to take the monkey off her back by clinching the Australian Open Superseries last month.

The shuttler has begun training for Rio and is excited to win her second Olympic medal, but the question is: Can she do it? A lot will depend on the draw she gets and it will be interesting to see whether she can hold her nerve and get the job done when the crunch moment arrives.

Prediction: Finals