The Indian contingent of wrestlers may not be in the limelight in the run up to the Beijing Olympics, but the discipline that gave the nation its first individual medal 56 years ago in the Helsinki Games could produce another podium finisher if luck and draw go India's way at the 29th edition.

In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, K D Yadav created history when he gave India its first individual medal by winning the bronze. Since then the sport has seen many ups and downs, and although India is fielding half the number that it sent to Athens (three) -- Yogeshwar Dutt (60kg), Sushil Kumar (66kg) and Rajiv Tomar (120kg) -- the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said it won't be surprised if one of them emulate Yadav's feat. "Frankly speaking, we don't have much expectation from Rajiv Tomar who is competing in the super heavy weight category (120kg) as plenty of top class wrestlers will be participating in that category. But Sushil and Yogeshwar might land up with a medal in their category. They have defeated 50 per cent of the wrestlers who will be competing in their category in Beijing," WFI President GS Mandher told reporters. "What they need is a little bit of luck and a favorable draw," he added.

National coach PR Sondhi, who knows the trio better, was optimistic about Yogeshwar and Sushil's chances in the quadrennial event. "Sushil and Yogeshwar are in great form. You never know they can land up with a medal in Beijing. They have defeated many Beijing-bound wrestlers in the competitions before the Olympics," Sondhi said.