London Olympics: India's medal hopes

It took India years to shed the 'one-medal nation' tag, and now millions of sports lovers are confident that the athletes will return home with a clutch of medals. This time, our medal hopes lie in badminton, archery, tennis and wrestling, besides shooting and boxing. Here we look at look at India's medal aspirants that can conjure up magical moments that will live on long after the summer ends:

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Named India's flag-bearer at London Olympics, Sushil Kumar won the bronze in the Men's 66kg Freestyle wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is the second Indian after Kashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav to win a medal in the wrestling event. Hailing from a modest family in Delhi, Sushil Kumar came to the limelight after he won a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in 2003 and then followed it up with gold at the 2004 Melbourne ... more
Named India's flag-bearer at London Olympics, Sushil Kumar won the bronze in the Men's 66kg Freestyle wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is the second Indian after Kashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav to win a medal in the wrestling event. Hailing from a modest family in Delhi, Sushil Kumar came to the limelight after he won a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in 2003 and then followed it up with gold at the 2004 Melbourne Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He also won a gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. less