Tokyo Olympics: It's time for Indian badminton to cement its legacy

Who can win a historic gold for India at the Tokyo Olympics?

While it would be a bit premature to declare a historic Tokyo Olympics gold medal winner, there is no doubt that both PV Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth can make this possible.

Things might have changed for the better for Sindhu because, as of now, Carolina Marin's chances of competing in the Tokyo Olympics are hanging by a thread due to her knee injury. The only thing the ace Indian shuttler needs to keep in check is her nerve, which cost her a sure-shot gold medal at the Rio Olympics.

For Sai Praneeth, a lack of Olympic experience will be a matter of concern. However, the experience he has gained otherwise will prove extremely helpful, just as in the case of Vijay Kumar. The pistol shooter only made it to his first Olympics at the age of 27 and shot his way to the silver medal. It was all down to the vast amount of experience he had gained at various smaller tournaments.

The entire nation will be hoping that Indian badminton continues to make them proud as they have done since Beijing 2008.