Leander Paes aims to bring gold for India in the London Olympics but the ace player is still not sure who his partner would be. "I still don't know who my partner will be at the London Olympics. I just hope he'll have as much passion to win a medal," Paes said on Sunday. The 38-year-old believes London could be his best chance to add to the bronze medal he won in the 1996 Atlanta Games. "It may well be my best chance but don't know if it'll be my last," he added.
According to a news story in The Times Of India, Asunta Lakra grew up watching her father and brother play hockey and knew this is what she wanted to play and excel in for the rest of her life. Today, Asunta, 25, is the captain of the Indian woman’s national team and as she prepares for the London Olympic qualifiers, she is aware of the added responsibility of being an inspiration for India’s tribal youth, says the report.