Kishore Kumar Jena, from a village in Odisha, started off as a volleyball player, but stands tall today as he wins the silver at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and qualifies for the Paris Olympics next year.

Jitender Singh Charak's dream since childhood was to join the armed forces, but he was rejected for being too short. He now runs a training camp, and more than 300 youngsters, who have trained under him, have joined the armed forces