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Bindra steps down as chairman of sports ministry's TOP committee

New Delhi: Beijing Olympic Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday resigned as the chairman of the sports ministry’s Target Olympic Podium (TOP). In a letter posted on his official Twitter handle, the Indian shooter announced his decision and said he will now focus on private projects and expanding his Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance Centres […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Anil Kapoor starts prepping for Bindra biopic: Harshvardhan Kapoor

Mumbai: Actor Harshvardhan Kapoor, who will play shooter Abhinav Bindra on the silver screen, says his father Anil Kapoor has already started prepping for his role to essay Apjit Bindra, father of the Gold medalist at 2008 Beijing Olympics. Harshavardhan on Tuesday shared a photograph of Anil and Apjit, where they are seen raising a […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Bindra misses out on medal at Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro: Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the final of the men’s 10 metre air rifle final at the Olympic Shooting Centre here on Monday. Bindra started well, but a couple of wayward shots cost him dearly as he lost in the bronze medal play-off to finish […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Bindra biopic aims to inspire youngsters to take up shooting as sport

Mumbai: In a country where cricket is a religion, makers of the proposed Bollywood biopic on former world and Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra hope the film will encourage youngsters to consider shooting seriously as a sport. Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games — he achieved the […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Bindra clinches gold, Malaika wins silver in shooting

Star marksman Abhinav Bindra stole the limelight by clinching a gold medal while unheralded teenager Malaika Goel bagged a silver as shooters added two more medals to India's kitty on the second day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games here on Friday

  • Saturday, 26 June 2021
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Bindra appointed in panel to pick Indian archery teams

New Delhi: World Archery on Thursday appointed India’s only individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra as an “independent person” to oversee a selection panel which will pick the Indian team for the World Youth Championship to be held in Madrid in August. The world archery body had on Wednesday delisted the national federation – the […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
Abhinav Bindra not in favour of boycotting 2022 CWG

New Delhi: Abhinav Bindra, India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist, on Sunday said boycotting the 2022 Commonwealth Games is not an option, and advised the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to “load” the CWG committees with more of their people so that, in future, shooting is not excluded from the games. “Boycotts don’t win you influence. […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Harbhajan, Bindra among five sportspersons appointed of PIS' governing council members

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved the names of five eminent sportspersons, including cricketer Harbhajan Singh, as members of the state’s sports institute’s governing council. All sportspersons, to be part of the Punjab Institute of Sports’ (PIS) governing council are from different disciplines of sports, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. Other sportspersons, […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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BCCI Plans To Felicitate Bindra, Mary Kom, Sindhu At Eden Test

Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has plans to felicitate India’s legendary Olympians Abhinav Bindra, M C Mary Kom and P V Sindhu on the sidelines of India’s second Test against Bangladesh which could be a day-night affair. India will take on Bangladesh on November 22 as part of their two-Test […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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The Finish Line: Web Series Defining Indian Sports Achievements

New Delhi: Indian sports has witnessed some defining moments in its history which have been etched in our memories and revered by fans over the ages. To relive these historic moments, Baseline Ventures has conceptualised and produced an eight-part web series titled ‘The Finish Line’ which documents eight defining moments from Indian sports by recreating the […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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