Indians At Rio 2016

As Rio 2016 fever builds up, here's a look back at India's greatest ever Olympic moments

India's individual Olympic moments will go down in history as an amazing feat considering the times they were achieved in. Here's a look at some of them.

Rio Olympics 2016: Indian men's hockey team to skip opening ceremony

The Indian men's hockey team will skip Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in order to keep fresh for its match against Ireland on Saturday.

Road to Rio: Irfan Thodi could 'walk' past the competition to an Olympic podium finish

Irfan Kolothum Thodi is India’s medal aspirant in the 20km walk event in Athletics at the 2016 Rio Olympics that start from 5 August and ends on 21 August.

Road to Rio: Olympic debutantes Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy aim for podium finish in badminton doubles

The story of Badminton pairing Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy is of progression. They are the first Indian doubles team to qualify for badminton at the Olympics.

Road to Rio: Indian Navy wrestler Sandeep Tomar grapples to bring pride to India

Grappler Sandeep Tomar is confident of the wrestling contingent's medal chances at Rio, will he be one of the medal prospects?

Road to Rio: Nirmala Sheoran could be India's surprise package at Olympics 2016

Nirmala Sheoran is a sprinter and an Olympic bound Indian quarter-miler. She is also a part of the Indian women’s 4x400m relay team that is bound for Rio.

Road to Rio: Veteran paddler Mouma Das gets another shot at Olympic glory after 12-year wait

With 19 years of experience, Mouma Das is one of the most familiar faces in Indian table tennis.

Road to Rio: Greco-Roman wrestler Ravinder Khatri faces uphill task at Olympics

Ravinder will have a slew of intimidating opponents to defeat to clinch a medal at Rio. Will the grappler make his mark in Greco-Roman wrestling?

Road to Rio: Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam aims to achieve father's unfulfilled dream at Olympics

Sathish Sivalingam works as a Senior Clerk with the Southern Railways, Chennai. He also happens to be the sole male weightlifter to represent Indian in Rio.

Road to Rio: Determined Gurpreet Singh could make a mark at 2016 Olympics

Gurpreet who missed out on the 2012 Olympics will now be keen to make a mark at the Rio Olympics and plot yet another rise in his shooting career that has seen many ups and downs.