newsshooting3 years ago

Sight of my gun got altered moments before the final in Beijing, reveals Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra, the only individual Olympic Gold medallist from India, revealed how at the Beijing Games, 12 years ago, the sight of his gun got altered just five minutes before the final. He narrowly missed on a second medal, in Rio (2016), when he finished fourth in the 10m Air Rifle event.
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featureshooting3 years ago

Pathbreakers | Abhinav Bindra’s golden run in Beijing 2008 and a shot in the arm for brighter future

Abhinav Bindra became an overnight sensation after a Gold medal finish at 2008 Beijing Games - India's first individual Gold medal at the Games. A whole generation of shooters emerged after the triumph, following the footsteps of Bindra - to script a never-written chapter in Indian sports.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Selection panel reveals Jaspal Rana wasn’t declared coach by any shooters

The selection panel for the Dronahcraya award has revealed that none of the protégés had names Jaspal Rana as their coach while filling the affidavits and hence, the seasoned coach was ignored for the award. It has snowballed into a huge controversy with Abhinav Bindra standing beside him.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Youth Games will be first step towards making India successful, says Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra has stated that doing well in the Youth Games would be the first step for India towards making their ground solid after the IOA firms up its bid to host the 2032 Olympics. The Olympic medallist advised the CGF to work collectively to bring the sport back in the Commonwealth Games.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Abhinav Bindra to help Olympic gold medalist to train refugees

Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra would be helping Olympic champion Niccolo Campriani, who has started an initiative to train refugee team shooters for Tokyo 2020 games. With the Italian garnering all the equipments through donations, Bindra would be supporting the cause financially.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Boycotts make you irrelevant and punish other athletes, argues Abhinav Bindra

Contradicting the Indian Olympic Association’s stunning move to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Abhinav Bindra has argued that it wouldn’t be the right way to move forward. The IOA has protested against dropping shooting from the event and even wrote a letter to Kiren Rijiju.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Abhinav Bindra inaugurates state-of-the-art performance management centre in Pune

Former Olympian Abhinav Bindra has inaugurated a state-of-the-art physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre in the city of Pune, Maharashtra on Monday. The centre in Pune will be managed by the Abhinav Bindra Foundation and is the fifth ABTP centre after Mohali, Delhi, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Only India is making progress in shooting, opines Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra is of the opinion that only India is improving in shooting while all other countries are stagnated. The Olympics gold-medallist is hopeful that more Indian sportspersons will qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and then there will be more chances of winning medals.
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newsshooting4 years ago

ISSF World Cup | Pool of Indian shooters is widening, says former India coach Lazlo Szucsak

Former India coach Lazlo Szucsak is of the opinion that the situation of shooting India is seeing a positive change with the widening of the pool of shooters in the country. The reputed coach has noticed one important thing in India and that is the lack of depth in women’s rifle 3 Position.
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newsshooting4 years ago

Youngsters coming through the ranks is a good sign, says Abhinav Bindra

Shooter Abhinav Bindra has stated that India is quite fortunate in the sense that young kids are taking up shooting day-in and day-out which, he says, is a positive sign for the country. Bindra is a lone athlete from India to have won an individual gold medal in any sport at the Summer Olympic.
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