He made India proud by making it clinch to its first ever individual Olympic gold medal in 108 years. The bespectacled shooter, with an aura of confidence and pride made the whole wide world salute to the Indian national flag as the anthem was played at the honour of his victory. Here is a sneak peek into his ordinary life and extraordinary victory that paved its golden way to India's sports history. Read the brief biography or life story of Abhinav Bindra.
His Early Life
Abhinav was born on 28th September, 1982 in Dehra Dun to Dr.Apjit Bindra and Babli Bindra who are the promoters of the Hi-tech Group of companies. He belongs to a rich Punjabi Khatri family. He studied in the Dun School, Dehradun till 8th standard and then left for St. Stephens School, Chandigarh. He completed his BBA from Colorado University.
His Early Life
Abhinav was born on 28th September, 1982 in Dehra Dun to Dr.Apjit Bindra and Babli Bindra who are the promoters of the Hi-tech Group of companies. He belongs to a rich Punjabi Khatri family. He studied in the Dun School, Dehradun till 8th standard and then left for St. Stephens School, Chandigarh. He completed his BBA from Colorado University.
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Abhinav had a keen interest in shooting and is talented as well. He began his journey as a shooter when he was 15 years old. Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian contributor at the 2000 Olympic Games. The people recognized his talent when he created a junior world record in Munich World Cup, 2001 and won a bronze medal. He also participated in 2002 Manchester Commonwealth games and won the gold medal and was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2001. He is the man who bagged the first gold medal in an individual event for his nation.
His Achievements In 2008 Beijing Olympics
A 25 year old Abhinav Bindra is the first Indian to win a gold medal in 10mt air rifle shooting in Beijing Olympic games 2008, after Indian hockey team made it in 1980. By winning gold medal at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships with the score of 699.1, he established his position in 2008 Beijing Olympic. Abhinav Bindra began with the shot of 10.7; none of his shots were under 10.0. Abhinav Bindra was joined by Henri Hakkinen heading into his last shot. Abhinav Bindra made his highest score in the final- 10.8 whilst Hakkinen made 9.7 score to resolve for the Bronze medal.
The Rewards
Abhinav Bindra was rewarded by diverse Indian state govt. and private associations for his accomplishment. They are as follows:
Rs. 1 crore cash award by State Government of Punjab.
Rs. 2 lakh cash award by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
Rs. 25 lakh cash award by the Board of Control for Cricket in IndiaRs. 15 lakh money award by Steel Ministry of India
A free lifetime railway pass by the Railway Ministry of India
Rs. 10 lakh cash award by Chief Minister of Maharashtra state
Rs. 5 lakh cash award by State Government of Orissa
Rs. 1.5 Crore by L N Mittal, Arcelor Mittal
Rs. 10 lakh cash award by the State Government of Karnataka
Rs. 11 lakh cash award by the State Government of Bihar. The Patna Indoor Stadium will be renamed after Abhinav Bindra.
Rs. 1 lakh cash award by the State Government of Chhattisgarh
Rs. 25 lakh cash award by the State Government of Haryana.
Rs. 5 lakh cash award by M. Karunanidhi, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu
A Gold medal by the State Govt. of Kerala.
Business Career
At the age of 25, Abhinav Bindra is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, which is the sole distributor of Walther arms in India.
His Quotes
"I sincerely hope my medal changes the face of India's Olympic sports,"
"I worked hard, left home and trained in Germany. It only proves that if you keep working hard, you would have your day someday and fortunately, it was my day today."
Abhinav was a sports buff since the beginning and hence made way to his own glory. His victory is undoubtedly and arguably the highest achievement ever in India’s sport history.
