Will Sania and Saina make it happen this time for India?

Indian contingent has 57 players and 42-member support staff ( a total of 99 members). Hopes are pinned upon Tennis sensation Sania, Badminton queen Saina Nehwal and the Indian Boxers. Last Olympic achiever R S Rathore is also a strong candidate.

Here is the list:

Archery (4-members): Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni, L Bombayala Devi, Mangal Singh Champia.

Athletics (17-members): Anju Bobby George (Long Jump), Krishna Poonia (Discus), Harwant Kaur (Discus), Preeja Sreedharan (10000m), Manjit Kaur (400m), ChitraSoman (4x400m relay), Sini Jose (4x400m relay), MR Poovamma (4x400m relay), Mandeep Kaur (4x400m relay), S Geeta (4x400m relay), K Mridula (4x400m relay), J J Shobha (Heptathlon), Sushmita Singh Roy (Heptathlon), G G Pramila (Heptathlon), Vikas Gowda (Discus), Renjith Maheswary (Triple Jump), Surender Singh (10000m).

Badminton (2-members): Anup Sridhar and Saina Nehwal.

Boxing (5-members): Jitender (51 kg), Akhil Kumar (54 kg), A L Lakhra (57 kg), Vijender (75 kg), Dinesh Kumar (81 kg).

Judo (2-members): Khumujam Tombi Devi, Divya.

Rowing (3-members): Bajrang Lal Takhar (Single M1X), Devender Khandwal and Manjeet Singh (Light Weight Double Scull)

Shooting (9-members): Manavjit Singh Sandhu (Clay Pigeon Trap), Mansher Singh (Clay Pigeon Trap), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Clay Pigeon Double Trap), Gagan Narang (10m Air Rifle), Abhinav Bindra (10m Air Rifle), Samresh Jung (10m Air Pistol), Sanjeev Rajput (50m Rifle 3 position), Anjali Bhagwat (50m Rifle 3 position), Avneet Kaur Sidhu (10m Air Rifle).

Swimming (4-members): Virdawal Khade (50m, 100m, 200m freestyle), Ankur Poseria (100m Butterfly), Sandeep Sejwal (100m, 200m Breaststrokes), Rehan Poncha (200m Butterfly).

Table Tennis (2-members): Achanta Sharath Kamal, Neha Aggarwal.

Tennis (4-members): Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi (doubles), Sania Mirza (Singles and doubles), Sunitha Rao (doubles).

Weightlifting (1-member): L Monika Devi (69 kg).

Wrestling (3-members): Sushil Kumar (66 kg Freestyle), Yogeshwar Dutt (60 kg Freestyle), Rajiv tomar (120 kg Freestyle).

Yachting (1-member): Maj N S Johal (Heavyweight Dinghy).

source: http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/jul/24olyteam.htm