5 of India’s strongest medal contenders at Rio 2016

Deepika Kumari

One of the youngest members of the Indian contingent at London 2012, Deepika Kumari goes to Rio 2016 as the 12th-ranked archer in the world and yet, she is one of the athletes with a very good chance of winning a medal.

Inexperience and ailment proved to be her undoing at the 2012 Olympics, where she helped India finish 8th in the team event but got knocked out in the first round in the individual event, despite being world number 1.

Four years are a long time, and Deepika has gained a lot of experience in this time. She won the Gold medal at the 2013 Archery World Cup stage 3 and then clinched the Silver in the 2013 FITA Archery World Cup.

She also won Silver in the World Cup final in 2015 and goes into the Olympics in prime condition, after having equaled the World Record at the first stage of the World Cup in April 2016.