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The decade saw plenty of top-notch performances which includes a golf legend making a sensational comeback, football clubs rising against the odds and a master batsman making record breaking look easy.

Apart from cricket, hockey and football, India also had a great 2018 when it came to other sporting disciplines.

Neeraj was only 16 years old and did not participate in the 2014 Asian Games when India had won 11 gold medals.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the 2006 Doha Asian Games but missed the last two events at Guangzhou and Incheon.

Hima Das became the first Indian to win a gold medal in a world-level track event.

Dipa Karmakar is the poster girl of Indian gymnastics and a medal hope for the Asian Games 2018.

Kidambi Srikanth notched up a formidable 2017, which also saw landmarks for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and a slew of others.

The year saw the end of Usain Bolt's era and the shocking exit of Italy from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Oscar Pistorius, the first double amputee to run in Olympics, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Hosting the Olympics is considered to be a symbol of pride. However, in the modern era, a city that hosts this mega-event could turn out to be the biggest loser.