Badminton
Badminton carries significant expectations. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will seek to defend their Hangzhou men’s doubles gold. PV Sindhu brings vast multi-sport experience, while youngsters such as Unnati Hooda represent the next generation.

Hockey
The men, defending champions led by Harmanpreet Singh, will look to put recent World Cup and Pro League disappointments behind them and win gold, securing automatic qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics. The women will aim to improve on their Hangzhou bronze.