In spite of a storied history in the world of sport, badminton has only been a permanent fixture at the Olympics since the Barcelona edition of the Games in 1992. Each edition brings fresh enthusiasm and optimism among Indian badminton fans, and 2016 will be no exception. The charge in singles will be led by Saina Nehwal -- who won a bronze 2012 -- making India one of only ten nations to have won medals in the sport at the Olympics - together with PV Sindhu in the womens section, and Kidambi Srikanth, another prospect in the mens singles draw.Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa will pair up in doubles, hoping to improve on a dismal 2012 outing. Their womens doubles competition was remembered more for the disqualification of 8 players who threw away their matches, rather than for their on-court action -- while mens doubles will have the first Indian representatives this year in the shape of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy.The team Saina Nehwal - Womens singlesPV Sindhu - Womens singlesKidambi Srikanth - Mens singlesJwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa - Womens doublesManu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy - Mens doublesThe key dates11-20th AugustHow they got there The team got selected after making the cut through the world rankings - used to determine the Olympic qualifiers in each category- released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in May.What they sayPV Sindhu: It wont be easy, but definitely I hope to win a medal. I will give my 100%.Jwala Gutta: We have performed well in the big tournaments and we stand a good chance of winning a medal at the Olympics this time.ExtrasThis will be the first time that two Indian women have qualified in the singles event. India will also be sending a mens doubles team for the first time. This will be Sainas third Olympics. No other Indian badminton player has participated in more than two.Indias track record*Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, which remains Indias only medal in Badminton.*P. Kashyap reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 London Olympics, which was Indias best performance in the mens singles. Wholesale Cheap Shoes China .Y. - General manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a big man and confirmed the team worked out centre Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed. Shoes Wholesale China Free Shipping . 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Joshua Dobbs threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores -- including a career-long 70-yarder -- in his final home game Saturday as No. 19 Tennessee won a 63-37 shootout with Missouri.Dobbs was 15 of 22 for 223 yards with two touchdown passes to Jauan Jennings and one to Josh Malone. He rushed for a career-high 190 yards on just 10 carries.You can just see the confidence he has in himself and everybody around him, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said.Tennessee (8-3, 4-3 SEC) has won three straight games and has scored over 40 points in all of them. This marks the first time since 1995 that the Volunteers have scored 40-plus points in three consecutive games.The Vols won despite allowing 740 yards in total offense, the highest single-game total ever by a Tennessee opponent. Troy gained 721 yards in a 55-48 loss to Tennessee in 2012.Damarea Crockett rushed for 225 yards and Ish Witter gained 163 yards to lead a 420-yard rushing attack for Missouri (3-8, 1-6). The Tigers gained 600-plus total yards for the fourth time this season.Offensively thats a pretty good day, Missouri coach Barry Odom said. I didnt have enough answers defensively to put us there to win it.Crockett had the second-highest single-game rushing total ever by a Tennessee opponent. Mississippis Dexter McCluster rushed for 282 yards against Tennessee in 2009.Tennessees John Kelly rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Alvin Kamara ran for 55 yards and two scores.The Vols were clinging to a 35-30 lead when Dobbs made a move around Missouris Thomas Wilson at the line of scrimmage and raced for a 70-yard touchdown with 13:20 rremaining.dddddddddddd Tennessee took command from there.Although Tennessee won the game, the Vols were knocked out of contention for the SEC Eastern Division title when Florida beat LSU 16-10 earlier in the day to clinch a spot in the Dec. 3 SEC championship game against No. 1 Alabama.We didnt know about it, Tennessee cornerback Cam Sutton said. I just heard about it after the game. Thats something we werent worried about throughout the course of the game.THE TAKEAWAYMissouri: The Tigers season-long kicking woes hurt them again Saturday.Missouri missed an extra-point attempt for the fifth time this season at the end of the Tigers first series. Missouri also had gone 5 of 12 on field-goal attempts this season before Saturday.The Tigers kicking game has struggled so much that they decided to go for it rather than attempting a field goal while facing fourth-and-12 from the Tennessee 20 early in the second quarter. After Missouri was penalized for a false start, the Tigers still kept their offense on the field to try converting the first down on fourth-and-17 from the 25. The drive ended with an incomplete pass.Tennessee: The Vols defense remains extremely vulnerable, particularly against the run. Missouri put up huge numbers against Tennessee one week after the Vols allowed 443 yards rushing in a 49-36 victory over Kentucky. Tennessee also gave up 353 yards rushing to Texas A&M and 409 to Alabama this season.UP NEXTMissouri hosts Arkansas on Friday.Tennessee is at Vanderbilt on Saturday. ' ' '