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Some things to know about India at the Asian Games

Incheon, South Korea:  The cricket-crazy country of India has been improving in Olympic sports due to more exposure in international competition. Though it still has only one individual Olympic gold medal winner -- shooter Abhinav

   
TOP ATHLETES MISSING:
   
Several top Indian athletes are missing the Incheon Games, including wrestler Sushil Kumar, the country's only repeat individual medalist at the Olympics. Beijing Olympics bronze winner Vijender Singh and badminton doubles specialist Jwala Gutta are out with injuries while most tennis players have opted out to concentrate on the ATP circuit. Somdev Devvarman, who won both the men's singles and doubles at Guangzhou in 2010, and doubles specialists Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna are also out. Sania Mirza, who recently won the mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open, initially withdrew but had a change of heart and will now be competing in Incheon.