From Neeraj Chopra to Bajrang Punia, the ones India's Tokyo hopes ride on

With the Olympics less than a month away, Indian athletes are deep in preparation for the delayed showpiece event. India could bag only two medals in Rio in 2016, down from an impressive haul of six in London four years earlier. This time, analysts predict India may win as many as 17 medals. Here’s a look at five of the brightest prospects heading to Tokyo.

Neeraj Chopra

An Olympic medal hopeful from India in track and field is an oddity. No Indian track athlete has ever been able to reach the Olympic podium. That is the woeful record Neeraj Chopra will overturn