{"id":9198,"date":"2012-08-14T10:08:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T10:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9198"},"modified":"2012-08-14T10:08:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T10:08:41","slug":"indias-medal-tally-can-go-up-to-15-in-rio-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=9198","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s medal tally can go up to 15 in Rio Olympics: Sushil Kumar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi<\/strong>: India star grappler Sushil Kumar, who won a silver medal for India in London Olympics is optimistic that India\u2019s medal tally in the 2016 Rio Olympics can go as high as 15 medals.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview to Zee News, Sushil said, \u201cWe won 3 medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics. This Olympics we have doubled the tally. I am hopeful that we can win around 15 medals in 2016 Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sushil said that he is satisfied with the kind of attention Olympic sports in getting in India. \u201cThe way people showed faith in us, the way they cheered us, I am really impressed with that,\u201d added Sushil.<\/p>\n<p>Cricket has always been blamed in the country for taking limelight away from other sports but then Sushil begs to differ. \u201cThe cricketers also play for the country. I have no problem with the fact that people like cricket. I like cricket, too. But of late people are taking interest in Olympics sports, too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sushil created in history in London after he became the first Indian athlete to win back to back Olympic medals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: India star grappler Sushil Kumar, who won a silver medal for India in London Olympics is optimistic that India\u2019s medal tally in the 2016 Rio Olympics can go as high as 15 medals. In an interview to Zee News, Sushil said, \u201cWe won 3 medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics. 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