10. Dattu Bhokanal
The only Indian rower to feature at the Rio Olympics, the story of Dattu Bhokanal was as inspiring on the waters of Rio as it was away from it. The young rower, appearing in his maiden Games, put forth a very commendable performance, to finish 1st in the ‘C’ finals of the Men’s Singles Sculls with a timing of 6:54.96. His was a story that made everyone stand up and applaud and hopefully in the days to come, he can scale grander heights for India.