Saina Nehwal (Badminton)Bronze, 2012, LondonNehwal became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal for badminton when her opponent, China’s Wang Xin, injured her knee during the bronze medal match and pulled out. She is also the first Indian woman, and the second Indian (after Prakash Padukone), to be ranked World No. 1. Image by Michael Regan/ Getty Images
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore(Double Trap Shooting)Silver, 2004, AthensRathore became the first Indian post-independence to win an individual silver at the Games. In 2002, he won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and set a Commonwealth Games record of 192 targets out of 200 the record still stands.Between 2002 and 2006, he won several other international medals. Image by Guang Niu/ Reuters
Abhinav Bindra with his individual gold medal in 2008 Image by Desmond Boylan / Reuters
