Smit

This is crazy!! I am not expecting many more Indian boxers in Rio! We will have only Shiva or 1-2 more and they will all lose ib initial rounds. Ugly game, ugly Federation. Shame!

I'm expecting Sania Rohan team this time. Leander is not up to the mark these days and his partnership with Sania hasn't worked so well either. Sania and Rohan are good friends since long and they have done well together. They teamed up recently at ITPL and results were great. Also Rohan is in form. In addition to that both will get a good seed. Their combined rank is 12

Nikhat Zareen and Sonia Lather both win Nikhat's bout was so close

Mary Kom wins first round with ease

Still I think Vijender is also a sureshot medal contender. He is in super form @Suneet But we can never be so sure about boxing with lack of federation back home and lack of voice in the tournaments. We have only 1 boxer qualified so far and it is impossible after seeing growth of Indian boxer in recent past. Boxing is not a fair game

What's the development around AIBA's decision to allow pro boxers in Olympics? If they have already done it, will Vijender be able to play qualifiers? I heard his Asia belt fight dates are clashing with qualifiers

Then we'll miss XD too. Both players have to feature in doubles or singles draws to be able to play in XD

This is the first time I am praying that ranking of an Indian player should not be improved. I just hope Bopanna stays out of top 10 and has to go with Leander I don't want him to choose Bhupathi. With him, he can't cross even first round. In mixed, Bopanna and Sania should team up. That's the best possible combo we have currently. They will get a good seed and realistic chance of a medal as only a couple of wins and you are into medal zone. Paes should stay out of this In WD, Sania should get rid of Rashmi Chakraborty. She should go with a younger player. Ankita or Prarthana maybe