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| Abhinav Bindra was born in an affluent Sikh |
Abhinav Bindra was born in an affluent Sikh Khatri family.<ref>He did his initial formative education at the famous Doon School , Dehradun.</ref> His parents, Dr. Manjit Singh, had an indoor shooting range installed at their home in Patiala,Punjab.<ref name=business /><ref name=profile /> Abhinav's Mental Coach is Dr. Amit Bhattacharjee - who has been closely associated with him since the beginning of his career.<ref></ref> | ||
| Dr. Amit Bhattacharjee and Lt. Col. Dhillon (who was also his first Coach) were the first ones to spot the potential in Abhinav.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/23/stories/2009072361121800.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Bindra upset at coaches being ignored | date=2009-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pr-inside.com/alok's-win-gold-in-beijing-r747506.htm|title=Abhinav Bindra win gold in Beijing|date=August 11, 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080723/376/tsp-drona-awards-has-nrai-got-its-priori.html|title=Drona Awards: Has NRAI got its priorities right?|date=July 23|publisher=Yahoo! News|accessdate=2008-08-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the ].<ref name=profile>{{cite web |title=Abhinav Bindra Profile |url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/shooting/shooters/abhinav-bindra.html |publisher=iloveindia.com}}</ref> His current coach is five-time Olympic shooter ] from Basel, Switzerland, with whom he trained in Germany before the Olympics. | Dr. Amit Bhattacharjee and Lt. Col. Dhillon (who was also his first Coach) were the first ones to spot the potential in Abhinav.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/23/stories/2009072361121800.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Bindra upset at coaches being ignored | date=2009-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pr-inside.com/alok's-win-gold-in-beijing-r747506.htm|title=Abhinav Bindra win gold in Beijing|date=August 11, 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/32/20080723/376/tsp-drona-awards-has-nrai-got-its-priori.html|title=Drona Awards: Has NRAI got its priorities right?|date=July 23|publisher=Yahoo! News|accessdate=2008-08-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the ].<ref name=profile>{{cite web |title=Abhinav Bindra Profile |url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/shooting/shooters/abhinav-bindra.html |publisher=iloveindia.com}}</ref> His current coach is five-time Olympic shooter ] from Basel, Switzerland, with whom he trained in Germany before the Olympics. | ||
| In the 2000 Olympics he achieved a score of 590, placing him 11<sup>th</sup> in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/sep/18bindra.htm|publisher=Rediff|date=2000-09-18|accessdate=2008-08-11|title=China grabs gold, Bindra places 11th in shooting}}</ref> | In the 2000 Olympics he achieved a score of 590, placing him 11<sup>th</sup> in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/sep/18bindra.htm|publisher=Rediff|date=2000-09-18|accessdate=2008-08-11|title=China grabs gold, Bindra places 11th in shooting}}</ref> | ||
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| Abhinav Singh Bindra | |
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| Born | (1982-09-28) September 28, 1982 (age 42). DehraDun, Uttarakhand |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | AB |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado |
| Occupation | Sportsman (Shooter) |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (As of August 2008) |
| Board member of | Abhinav Futuristics |
| Parent(s) | Apjit Bindra Babli Bindra |
Abhinav Bindra (Template:Lang-pa, born September 28, 1982) is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali, Punjab and is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event. By winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and India's first gold medal since 1980, when the Men's Field Hockey Team won the gold.
Career
Early years
Abhinav Bindra was born in an affluent Sikh Khatri family. His parents, Dr. Manjit Singh, had an indoor shooting range installed at their home in Patiala,Punjab. Abhinav's Mental Coach is Dr. Amit Bhattacharjee - who has been closely associated with him since the beginning of his career. Dr. Amit Bhattacharjee and Lt. Col. Dhillon (who was also his first Coach) were the first ones to spot the potential in Abhinav. Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games. His current coach is five-time Olympic shooter Gabriele Bühlmann from Basel, Switzerland, with whom he trained in Germany before the Olympics. In the 2000 Olympics he achieved a score of 590, placing him 11 in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.
Notable international performance
At 15, Abhinav Bindra became the youngest participant in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. His fame to honour though came when he won a Bronze in the 2001 Munich World Cup with a new junior world record score of 597/600. Bindra was also the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.
He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001. In 2001 he was honoured with the Arjuna Award and the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2001.
In the Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event. Bindra also won Silver in the individual event.
In the 2004 Athens Olympics, despite breaking the Olympic record Bindra failed to win a medal. He scored 597 in the qualification round and was placed third behind Qinan Zhu (599 - Olympic Record) and Li Jie (598). In the finals, Abhinav finished with 97.6 points, last in the field of eight, and was the only player below 100 points. His sub-par finals dropped him from third to seventh.
But on July 24, 2006, Bindra became the first Indian shooter to win a World Championship gold in Zagreb. Dr. Karni Singh's Silver in 1962 was the previous best by an Indian in a World Championship meet.
At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won the Gold in the Pairs event and the Bronze in the Singles event. Abhinav missed the 2006 Asian Games at Doha because of a back injury.
But it was after this success that he started suffering from a severe back injury. So much so that he was unable to compete or even lift a rifle for a year, upsetting his preparations for the Beijing Games. However, Bindra put all speculation to rest, bringing India perhaps her biggest sporting glory ever. Bindra booked his place in the 2008 Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships with a score of 699.1.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5. In the finals, he started with a shot of 10.7, and none of his shots were below 10.0. Bindra was tied with Henri Häkkinen heading into his final shot. Bindra scored his highest of the finals — 10.8 while Hakkinen came with 9.7 to settle for the Bronze medal. It has been alleged that Abhinav Bindra's gun was tampered with between the qualifying and final round of the event, though no official complaint was filed by the Indian contingent.
This was India's first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years, since the men's field hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Bindra was rewarded by various Indian state governments and private organizations for his achievement.
When the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New-Delhi,Abhinav Bindra got the honour of being the Indian contingent's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. He also got the honour of taking the athletes’ oath on behalf of the 6,700 participants from 71 countries and territories on that occasion. Abhinav Bindra along with Gagan Narang shot in unison to set a Games record 1193 in 10m air rifle pair's event for men to win the first gold for India in the 19th Commonwealth Games. The duo scored 1193 together to break the earlier record of 1189 which is also to their credit in the last Games held four years back in Melbourne. However the Olympic Champion had to settle for silver in the individual event. His countryman Gagan Narang who shot a perfect 600 to equal his own world record in men’s 10m individual air rifle qualification won the Gold.
Awards and recognition
- 2000 - Arjuna award.
- 2001 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (India's highest sports award).
- 2009 - Padma Bhushan.
Awards for 2008 Olympics Gold medal
- ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) by Mittal Champions Trust
- ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) cash prize by Central Govt
- ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) cash prize by the State Government of Haryana.
- ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) cash prize by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
- ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) cash prize by Steel Ministry of India
- ₹11 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize by the State Government of Bihar. The Patna Indoor Stadium will be renamed after Abhinav Bindra.
- ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) prize by the State Government of Karnataka
- ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) cash prize by S. Amolak Singh Gakhal, Chairman Golds Gym
- ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) cash prize by Chief Minister of Maharashtra state
- ₹5 lakh (US$5,900) cash prize by State Government of Orissa
- ₹5 lakh (US$5,900) cash prize by Government of Tamil Nadu
- ₹1 lakh (US$1,200) cash prize by the State Government of Chhattisgarh
- ₹1 lakh (US$1,200) cash prize by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh
- A free lifetime railway pass by the Railway Ministry of India
- A Gold medal by the State Government of Kerala.
- ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) cash award by Pune Municipal Corporation.
Business career
Abhinav Bindra holds a B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the University of Colorado, US.
Bindra is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, the sole distributor of Walther arms in India. Abhinav has sponsorship tie-ups with Samsung, BSNL and Sahara Group.
He is also the brand ambassador by State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd.
References
- ^ Athlete Biography: Abhinav Bindra. The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
- ^ Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold
- Medalists - India, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- He did his initial formative education at the famous Doon School , Dehradun.Sikh shooter wins first ever individual gold for India at Olympics
- ^ "Abhinav Bindra's parents feeling on top of the world". Hindustan Times. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Abhinav Bindra Profile". iloveindia.com.
- "Bindra upset at coaches being ignored". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2009-07-23.
- "Abhinav Bindra win gold in Beijing". August 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- "Drona Awards: Has NRAI got its priorities right?". Yahoo! News. July 23. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "China grabs gold, Bindra places 11th in shooting". Rediff. 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- "Bindra finishes seventh". Rediff. 2004-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- "Abhinav Bindra clinches India's first gold". The Hindu. 2006-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle from the Official Website of Beijing Olympics
- "Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold". Rediff. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- A news article from Times of India dated 14-08-2008, retrieved 14-08-2008
- Padma Awards-2009
- ^ Shooting Star: Prizes pour in as states honour Bindra
- BCCI chief sanctions cash award for Bindra
- Steel Ministry undertakings announce Rs. 15 lakh cash prize to Abhinav Bindra
- "Karnataka announces Rs 10 lakh cash award to Bindra". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- Deshmukh announces Rs 10 lakh cash prize to Bindra
- Abhinav’s Olympic Gold brings nostalgia to Orissa CM
- TN announces Rs 5 lakh for Bindra
- Mittal lends a hand to India's Olympic hero
- http://www.keralanext.com/Kerala/read.asp?id=1282016
- http://punekar.in/site/2008/08/13/pmc-announces-rs-15-lakh-cash-award-for-abhinav-bindra/
- "Abhi-nerve cures a nation's yellow fever". The Telegraph. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
External links
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- Abhinav Bindra on Twitter
- Abhinav Bindra's Profile & Records
- Official profile of Abhinav Bindra at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Abhinav Futuristics, CEO Abhinav Bindra
- Video of awards ceremony - 2008 Beijing Olympics 10m mens air rifle
- Interview with app2us.com
- Interview with Takath.com
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