Anju Bobby George is India’s best shot at an individual medal in Athens and was the flag carrier during the opening ceremonies. She placed third in women’s long jump at the 2003 World Athletic Championships in Paris and has been training with men’s long jump record holder Mike Powell in California:

Her husband Bobby, a champion triple-jumper, was the youngest of eight brothers moulded by their father into a volleyball team. The George Brothers would play on the volleyball court in their Kerala home at Peravoor and, though all were adept, Jimmy was the star. He played for India and on the European circuit before being killed in a car accident in the 1980s. Jimmy’s popularity — he played the sport for 17 years — was such that the Italians, the World Cup winners, constructed an indoor stadium and named it after him.

Track and field begins Wed., Aug. 18, and continues through the end of the Olympics.

Update: George just landed an endorsement contract with Nike.

Mohini is pronounced MO’-hi-nee, NBC people. It does not rhyme with tahini sauce! It’s really not that hard. You make it sound silly when you say it that way, Elfi Schlegel. And you’ve got her parents’ names reversed:

Bhardwaj’s mother, Kaushal, is from Russia and her father, Indu, is from India.

Great NBC video of her previous competitions, including a vault with a double twist and a jaw-dropping back flip-forward flip combo. Watch her in the Olympics this Sunday and Tuesday nights. The coaches just promoted her to competing in all four events, not just vault. Go, Mo!

You can catch gymnast Mohini Bhardwaj and the rest of the women’s gymnastics team in the Olympics by following this TV schedule (all on NBC):

• Sun, Aug. 15, 7pm-midnight ET
• Tue, Aug. 17, 8pm-midnight ET

In case Raj Bhavsar gets bumped up from his alternate spot, or you otherwise want to partake in some chiseled bicep action, here’s the men’s gymnastics schedule:

• Sat, Aug. 14, 12-6pm & 8pm-midnight ET
• Mon, Aug. 16, 8pm-midnight ET