Former India hockey skipper MM Somaya is optimistic that the national men's team has shown enough indications that it stood a very good chance of ascending the podium at next month's Rio Olympics, a feat previously achieved by the nation last in 1980 Moscow Games.

Hockey greats MM Somaya and Eliza Nelson at a function arranged by the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai at the Cricket Club of India yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate