Olympic debuts can be intimidating but then, what are friends for if not to ease the nerves and spur each other? It's something that Indian golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar are banking on as they gear up for the Paris Games.

India's number one ranked golfer Shubhankar Sharma is peaking at the right time and will be among the favourites to win a medal, including a gold, at the Paris Olympics, feels his coach Jesse Grewal.