Viren Rasquinha, 37
Former India hockey captain and CEO of Olympic Gold Quest

In his own words, former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha's journey has been nothing short of a sporting fairy tale. It began with inter-school hockey for St Stanislaus High School in Bandra, then for the Mumbai and Junior India teams, followed by the all-important India stint, and now a corporate job, with non-profit organisation Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ). "I hope it has a fairy tale ending too, which would be five gold medals for India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I will happily retire then. Else, OGQ will continue to strive hard to see India succeed at the 2024 or 2028 Games and beyond," Rasquinha says during a chat at his Nariman Point office.