Narsingh Yadav
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Wrestling: Hasn’t finished below 5th position in the last 22 months.
Narsingh Yadav became a household name in India after he was picked ahead of Sushil Kumar in the Summer Games. Both the Wrestling Federation of India and Delhi High Court decided that he is indeed the rightful representative in this Games.
But before all the stormy battles in court, the Mumbai-based grappler etched his name in wrestling history after becoming the first Indian to qualify for the Olympics with a medal win in the World Championships. Narsingh, who participates in the 74 kg category has competed in 9 tournaments since London 2012 and managed a top-5 finish in every tournament.
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The most-talked about wrestler in the entire Indian contingent was unbeaten in the Pro-Wrestling League and that is exactly why he is touted as one of our medal prospects in this Games.
Deepika Kumari
Archery: Current World Record holder in the women's recurve event
The face of Indian archery, Deepika Kumari is India's highest ranked recurve archer. She holds the current World Record after equalling South Korea Ko Boe Bae's score of 686 out of 720 in the 72-ranking arrow round at the Archery World Cup.
The 21-year-old entered the 2012 London Olympics as the top seed but lost in the first round. She will be competing in Rio in the individual event as well as the team event with Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi.
All she needs is some luck and the ability to conquer the big stage demons.
