5 of India’s strongest medal contenders at Rio 2016

Jitu Rai

Rai has had a meteoric rise ever since he won his first medal, Silver, at the ISSF World Cup in Munich in the 10 metre air pistol event and then continued his great form by winning Gold in the 10 metre air pistol event and Silver in the 50 metre pistol event at Maribor.

He clinched Gold in the 50 metre pistol event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, creating two Games records in the process. Rai continued to show his calibre in the 50 metre pistol event at the Busan Asian Games, winning Gold, and adding a Bronze in the 10 metre air pistol.

The Armyman, who moved to India from Nepal in 2006, recently won Silver at the ISSF World Cup and is in prime condition to add an Olympic medal to his kitty.

Ranked 3rd in the world, Jitu Rai could get India off to a rousing start at Rio 2016, potentially winning a medal on the first day itself!