New Delhi: Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, part of the sports ministry delegation to Lausanne, Wednesday said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was worried about the governance of Indian sports. Bindra has gone to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne with the ministry officials for getting India back into the Olympic fold. The IOC suspended the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) last December for violating the Olympic charter in its election process. "IOC...
06:18 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The only Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics, shooter Abhinav Bindra, has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna - the country's highest civilian honour - by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). On August 11, 2008, the 30-year-old reserved marksman from Zirakpur, Punjab scripted history when he shot an incredible 700.5 to clinch the yellow metal in the Beijing Olympic Games. "We have recommended...
06:27 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra's autobiography 'A Shot at History' will be adapted into a film with a US-based production house acquiring its movie rights. Amit Bolakani, a New York-trained actor, found the book entertaining while being insightful and along with his business partners decided to acquire the rights. "It's an inspiring Indian story that has cinematic appeal for a wider world audience. We are in process to...
03:19 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian shooting team's campaign in the ISSF Changwon World Cup started on a sour note with all the shooters, including Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, failing to make a mark on the first day of the event in Changwon, Korea on Thursday. Competing in the men's 10-metre air rifle event, Beijing Games gold medal winner Bindra, London Olympian Sanjeep Rajput and Chain Singh -- all failed to...
05:49 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra said adjusting to the newly-introduced rules will remain a priority for him in the 2013 season. ...
06:16 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday clinched the trap gold medal while unheralded Chain Singh of Army bagged the yellow metal in 10-metre air rifle event ahead of Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra at the 56th National Shooting Championship here. ...
07:03 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Some of India's top shooters, including London Olympics silver and bronze medallists Vijay Kumar and Gagan Kumar, will be competing in the 56th Senior National Shooting Championship, starting here on Tuesday. ...
09:29 PM, Dec 18, 2012
Abhinav Bindra said that it would be a shameful situation if India is disaffiliated by the IOC. ...
11:09 PM, Nov 27, 2012
London: Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle, on Tuesday said though he was disappointed for not qualifying for the final of his event, he has no shame as he gave his 100 per cent. "Obviously I am disappointed, but such is life," Bindra said in an interaction here at the Games Village before leaving for India. "Let...
05:27 PM, Jul 31, 2012
CNN-IBN's experts review India's performance on day three at the London Olympics. ...
04:06 AM, Jul 31, 2012
Abhinav Bindra says that though he couldn't do well this time at Olympics, he has grown as a sportsperson in last couple of years. ...
06:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Abhinav Bindra says that though he couldn't do well this time at Olympics, he has grown as a sportsperson in last couple of years. ...
06:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Beijing Games gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Monday insisted that he has no plans to retire from the sport after crashing out of the London Olympics by failing to make the finals of the 10m air rifle event here. Bindra, who scripted history four years ago by becoming the country's first-ever individual gold medallist in the Olympics, shot 594 out of 600 to finish a shocking 16th out...
04:52 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Gagan Narang has provided India its first medal of the 2012 London Olympics, winning the bronze in the 10m Air Rifle event. Narang shot 103.1 in the final to take the third spot. Alin George Moldoveanu of Romania won the gold, while Niccolo Campriani of Italy came up with a silver. Moldoveanu shot the same score as Narang - 103.1 - but came first by virtue of finishing first...
04:30 PM, Jul 30, 2012
