4.Apurvi Chandela
Discipline: Shooting, 10m air rifle
Apurvi Chandela was born in Jaipur to a Chandela Rajput family. Chandela shot to fame in her first year in senior circuit by winning a gold in the 10m air rifle category at the 2010 National shooting championships. Chandela was the first Indian woman to qualify to Rio Olympics when she won a bronze medal in the shooting world cup in South Korea, last year. Chandela broke the world record in the 10m air rifle category by shooting 211.2 in the 10m air rifle World Cup finals in Munich. The 23-year-old has won a gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games with a record tally at the event. Chandela is one among the brightest medal prospects for India at Rio.