4) Aleksey Alipov
The Russian trap shooter will be looking to clinch his second Olympic Gold in trap shooting, 12 years after he achieved the feat in Athens Olympics. His Olympics graph has declined since then as he won a Bronze in Beijing and returned empty handed from London.
But the Russian showed signs of his greatness in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final in Nicosia last October where he won bronze after winning a titanic shoot-off with Italy's Massimo Fabbrizi after both men concluded the regular round with 15 hits out of 15 targets.
Alipov had a similarly flawless final round when he won the Gold in Athens in which he was on target with all 25 shots to finish with an overall score of 149 out of 150.
On his day. Alipov could make life difficult for his competitors and one of his competitors will be Manavjeet Singh Sandhu of India. Sandhu ranks 39th currently and will have his task cut out against a 5th ranked Alipov.
