Badminton
LIN DAN (China)
Widely considered as the greatest badminton player of all time, Lin Dan has left nothing to conquer in world badminton. He is the only player to achieve the feat of winning all nine major titles in world badminton - Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asia Championships. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he beat Lee Chong Wei in the “dream final” to become the first men`s singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed.
SAINA NEHWAL (India)
After lifting the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title recently, Saina Nehwal is peaking just in time for the 2012 London Olympics. Saina became the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics when she upset world number five and fourth seed Wang Chen of Hong Kong at the 2008 Beijing Games. Fifth-ranked Saina could land the first Olympic badminton gold for the country provided she continues her good form.