India is fielding their biggest ever athletic contingent for the 2016 Rio Olympics and the question on everyone's mind is, can they win 10 medals at least this time around. There's no doubt they India can double their tally what they achieved during the 2012 London Games. But who will win those medals? We put our bets on these athletes, who we feel have the most realistic chance of winning a medal at the Rio Olympics.

Jitu Rai



Probably India's best bet at repeating Abhinav Bindra's historic feat, eight years after, Jitu Rai is Indian shooting's golden boy and in red hot form. The Nepal-born Armyman of the Gurkha regiment is a serious medal contender in the 50m pistol shooting event. That's the format he's had a lot of success in, running in to Rio. Rai won gold medals in 50m air pistol during the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Incheon Asian Games same year. The other event he's capable of taking a medal is the 10m air pistol, in which he won the 2014 ISSF World Cup gold at Maribor and silver in the Munich event. India's shooting team will be extremely disappointed to not get a medal out of the 29-year-old. Expect at least one silver medal from him.

Event starts: August 5

Jwala-Ashwini



Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa were oh so close to getting a medal in London 2012 and they're now more than determined to get a medal four years later. Jwala has over the last decade established herself as the best doubles player in badminton. With Ashwini, she shares an excellent rapport and has won quite a few medals post the London 2012 Games. The duo won a silver medal at 2014 CWG and 2014 Asian Championships. They made the semi-finals of the Indian GP in 2015 and 2016 as well as the US GP Gold in 2015. Their big win came last year by winning the Canada Open last year. They're heading into Rio with top form as they won gold at the women's doubles and the team event event at the South Asian Games in Guwahati.

Event starts: August 11.

Deepika Kumari



Continuing with aiming sports, Indian archer Deepika Kumari seemed to have hit the right form just in time for the mega event. The archery team suffered a major setback during the London Games but Deepika's feat earlier this year at the Archery World Cup has raised realistic hopes once again. A product of the Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur, this Ranchi girl equalled the world record in the women's recurve event when she recorded a score of 686/720 to set the archery world buzzing. Playing her second Olympics, Deepika's chances rise when she teams up with Bombayla Devi and Laxmi Rani Majhi in the team event and if they can beat the South Koreans standing in their way, India might well have their first archery medal.

Event starts: August 5