1. PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu is India’s best performer at Rio. PV Sindhu went into the competition as one of the dark horses from the Indian contingent, but at the end of the event, emerged as the brightest star, becoming the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal and only the 5th female athlete to stand on the podium from India. Sindhu defeated as many as three top 10 players including World No. 2 Wang Yihan in the quarters, and lost to World No. 1 Carolina Marin in the final.