Since Athens 2004 all of us as Indians have started believing that we have the potential of being at a respectable position in the meal tally and we started making good progress by getting 6 medals in London 2012. In RIO 2016 we surely were expecting to better that number, however as we are coming closer towards the business end of RIO 2016 I am wondering if number of medals is really important or broadening our overall base.

Our track and field team may not have done well but we had larger participation this time and in some events made our presence felt. Dipa made India visible in the Gymnastic arena. Despite of Saina being out of Badminton, we still have couple of them in QF stage and I think this is great! I am very bullish that both, Sindhu and Srikanth have the capability of being there at the podium.

We are back into Greco Roman category after so long and though Ravinder may have lost yesterday but Hardeep is yet there. We have three women wrestlers for the first time in Olympics and they all have the passion to beat the best in the world. All our Wrestling action will begin tomorrow and I am quite excited about that.

Today’s action for India may not be for medals but we are certainly not going to go without any medal in RIO 2016.