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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Harper Sport published Bindra's autobiography, [[A Shot at History\|''A Shot at History : My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold'']], which he co-authored with sportswriter [[Rohit Brijnath]] in October 2011. It was formally released by Union Sports Minister [[Ajay Maken]] on October 27, 2011, at a function in New Delhi.<ref name="toi">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034129/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Maken formally launches Abhinav Bindra's biography\|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The book received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|title=Hitting bull's eye\|date=19 November 2011\|work=Daily Pioneer\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208183023/http://dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Datta\|first=Sravasti\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|title=A shot at greatness\|date=6 November 2011\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000706/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|archive-date=2 May 2014\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] has been cast for the lead role in a future biopic based on the memoir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|title=Harshvardhan Kapoor excited to play Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, shares photo with sports star\|date=6 September 2017\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906070121/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|archive-date=6 September 2017\|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>		Harper Sport published Bindra's autobiography, [[A Shot at History\|''A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold'']], which he co-authored with sportswriter [[Rohit Brijnath]] in October 2011. It was formally released by Union Sports Minister [[Ajay Maken]] on October 27, 2011, at a function in New Delhi.<ref name="toi">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034129/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Maken formally launches Abhinav Bindra's biography\|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The book received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|title=Hitting bull's eye\|date=19 November 2011\|work=Daily Pioneer\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208183023/http://dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Datta\|first=Sravasti\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|title=A shot at greatness\|date=6 November 2011\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000706/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|archive-date=2 May 2014\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] has been cast for the lead role in a future biopic based on the memoir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|title=Harshvardhan Kapoor excited to play Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, shares photo with sports star\|date=6 September 2017\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906070121/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|archive-date=6 September 2017\|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>

	[[File:Abhinav Bindra Coaching.png\|thumb\|Abhinav Bindra Coaching]]		[[File:Abhinav Bindra Coaching.png\|thumb\|Abhinav Bindra Coaching]]

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Harper Sport published Bindra's autobiography, [[A Shot at History\|''A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold'']], which he co-authored with sportswriter [[Rohit Brijnath]] in October 2011. It was formally released by Union Sports Minister [[Ajay Maken]] on October 27, 2011, at a function in New Delhi.<ref name="toi">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034129/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Maken formally launches Abhinav Bindra's biography\|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The book received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|title=Hitting bull's eye\|date=19 November 2011\|work=Daily Pioneer\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208183023/http://dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Datta\|first=Sravasti\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|title=A shot at greatness\|date=6 November 2011\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000706/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|archive-date=2 May 2014\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] has been cast for the lead role in a future biopic based on the memoir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|title=Harshvardhan Kapoor excited to play Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, shares photo with sports star\|date=6 September 2017\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906070121/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|archive-date=6 September 2017\|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>		Harper Sport published Bindra's autobiography, [[A Shot at History\|''A Shot at History : My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold'']], which he co-authored with sportswriter [[Rohit Brijnath]] in October 2011. It was formally released by Union Sports Minister [[Ajay Maken]] on October 27, 2011, at a function in New Delhi.<ref name="toi">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034129/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|title=Maken formally launches Abhinav Bindra's biography\|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The book received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|title=Hitting bull's eye\|date=19 November 2011\|work=Daily Pioneer\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208183023/http://dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html\|archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Datta\|first=Sravasti\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|title=A shot at greatness\|date=6 November 2011\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=12 March 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000706/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece\|archive-date=2 May 2014\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] has been cast for the lead role in a future biopic based on the memoir.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|title=Harshvardhan Kapoor excited to play Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, shares photo with sports star\|date=6 September 2017\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906070121/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/\|archive-date=6 September 2017\|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>

	[[File:Abhinav Bindra Coaching.png\|thumb\|Abhinav Bindra Coaching]]		[[File:Abhinav Bindra Coaching.png\|thumb\|Abhinav Bindra Coaching]]

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{{short description|Indian businessman and retired professional shooter}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Abhinav Bindra
| image = Abhinav Bindra and Mary Kom - British High Commission, Delhi, 27 July 2011 (cropped).jpg
| nationality = Indian
| ethnicity =
| citizenship =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|9|28}}<ref name="DOB"/>
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], Uttarakhand, India
| residence = [[Zirakpur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| education = [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] (B.B.A.)
| alma_mater = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh]]<br>[[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]]
| occupation = [[Sportsperson|Sportsman]] ([[Shooting|Shooter]]), businessman
| height = {{convert|173|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} ({{As of|August 2011}})
| weight = {{convert|65.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} ({{As of|August 2011}})
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{{MedalCountry| India }}
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| [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] | 1 | - | -
| [[World Shooting Championships]] | 1 | - | -
| [[Asian Games]] | - | 1 | 2
| [[Commonwealth Games]] | 4 | 2 | 1
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{{MedalGold| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Shooting Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2006 Zagreb]] | [[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships|10 m Air Rifle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Shooting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|10m Air Rifle (Pairs)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|10m Air Rifle (Pairs)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|10m Air Rifle (Pairs)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10m Air Rifle]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Shooting at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|10m Air Rifle (Singles)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|10m Air Rifle]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|10m Air Rifle (Singles)]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] | [[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games|10m Air Rifle (Team)]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games|10m Air Rifle (Team)]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games|Men's 10m Air Rifle]]}}
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'''Abhinav Bindra''' is an Indian businessman and retired [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]].<ref name="DOB">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090318090108/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/205955.shtml Athlete Biography: Abhinav Bindra]. The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.</ref> He is currently India's only individual Olympic gold medalist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Rishabh|date=2020-06-23|title=International Olympic Day: A revisit to India's history at the Olympic Games|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other-international-olympic-day-a-revisit-to-india-s-history-at-the-olympic-games-628621|access-date=2020-07-14|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref> His gold in the [[10 metre air rifle|10-meter air rifle]] event at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] was also India's first Olympic gold medal since 1980.<ref name="rediff_abhinav_wins">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm|title=Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812072901/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm|archive-date=12 August 2008|access-date=11 August 2008}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080814015609/http://results.beijing2008.cn./WRM/ENG/INF/GL/92A/IND_T.shtml Medalists – India], The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games</ref> He is the first Indian to have held concurrently the world and Olympic titles for the men's 10-meter air rifle event, having earned those honors at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the [[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships]]. Bindra has also won nine medals at the [[Commonwealth Games]] and three gold medals at the [[Asian Games]].

With more than 150 medals in his 22-year career, he is the recipient of the [[Padma Bhushan]] from the Government of India<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jan 25|first=TNN {{!}}|last2=2009|last3=Ist|first3=00:46|title=Bindra gets Padma Bhushan; Padma Shri for Dhoni, Bhajji, Advani {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Bindra-gets-Padma-Bhushan-Padma-Shri-for-Dhoni-Bhajji-Advani/articleshow/4031082.cms|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and is one of the top influencers of sport policy in the country.

At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro, Bindra finished fourth in the finals of the 10-meter air rifle event. He also served as a goodwill ambassador for the Rio 2016 Olympics Indian contingent, having been appointed to that post by the [[Indian Olympic Association|Indian Olympics Association (IOA)]]. On September 5, 2016, he announced his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/shooting/2016/sep/05/a-legend-rides-into-the-sunset-olympian-abhinav-bindra-retires|title=A legend rides into the sunset – Olympian Abhinav Bindra retires|date=5 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921101428/https://sportscafe.in/articles/shooting/2016/sep/05/a-legend-rides-into-the-sunset-olympian-abhinav-bindra-retires|archive-date=21 September 2016|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>

Bindra's primary outreach to Indian sports is through the Abhinav Bindra Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to integrate [[Sports science|sports, science]], and technology into Indian sports and encourage high-performance physical training.

In 2018, Bindra was bestowed with the prestigious Blue Cross, the [[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]]'s highest honor.<ref name="The blue cross">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/raninder-and-bindra-get-awards/article25636930.ece|title=Raninder and Bindra get awards|work=The Hindu|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/abhinav-bindra-becomes-first-indian-to-get-highest-shooting-honour-the-blue-cross/articleshow/66882574.cms|title=Abhinav Bindra becomes first Indian to get highest shooting|website=The Times of India|publisher=TOI|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201111516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/abhinav-bindra-becomes-first-indian-to-get-highest-shooting-honour-the-blue-cross/articleshow/66882574.cms|archive-date=1 December 2018|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>

Bindra is also currently a member of the [[IOC Athletes' Commission]].

==Career==

===Early years===

Bindra was born in [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]] to a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] family and attended the all-boys' boarding school, [[The Doon School]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/world_olympic_dreams/9451296.stm</ref> Determined to train with the best possible facilities, which were then not available in [[India]], he would train for prolonged periods in [[Germany]].<ref name="business">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?sectionName=&id=7676cbeb-1b06-4430-9352-3552023cb148&MatchID1=4737&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1194&MatchID2=4728&TeamID3=2&TeamID4=3&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1191&PrimaryID=4737&Headline=Abhinav%27s+parents+feeling+on+top+of+the+world&strParent=strParentID|title=Abhinav Bindra's parents feeling on top of the world|date=11 August 2008|work=Hindustan Times|location=India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828222105/http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?sectionName=&id=7676cbeb-1b06-4430-9352-3552023cb148&MatchID1=4737&TeamID1=8&TeamID2=6&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1194&MatchID2=4728&TeamID3=2&TeamID4=3&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1191&PrimaryID=4737&Headline=Abhinav%27s+parents+feeling+on+top+of+the+world&strParent=strParentID|archive-date=28 August 2008|access-date=14 August 2008}}</ref>

===Notable international performances===
At the age of 15, Bindra was the youngest participant in the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]]. He was also the youngest Indian participant at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney. At the 2000 Olympics, he achieved a score of 590, placing him 11th in the qualification round. With that score, he was not able to qualify for the finals. He was also honored with the [[Arjuna Award]] that year.

In international competitions, he won his first medal, a bronze, at the 2001 Munich World Cup with a new junior world record score of 597/600. He won six gold medals at various international meets that year and received the prestigious [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna|Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award]], India's highest sports award.

In the air rifle event at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in Manchester, he finished with gold in the pairs event and silver in the individual event.

In the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, he established a new Olympic record but did not win a medal. He scored 597 in the qualification round and placed third, preceded by [[Zhu Qinan|Qinan Zhu]] (599, a new Olympic record) and [[Li Jie (rifle shooter)|Li Jie]] (598). In the finals, Abhinav finished with 97.6 points, last in the field of eight; he was the only player with less than 100 points and dropped to the seventh position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/16oly-shoot.htm|title=Bindra finishes seventh|date=16 August 2004|publisher=Rediff|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902012716/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/16oly-shoot.htm|archive-date=2 September 2008|access-date=11 August 2008}}</ref>

After these successes, a severe back injury incapacitated him and he was unable to lift a rifle for a year, interrupting his preparation for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Bindra returned to compete and won the title at the [[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships]] with a score of 699.1, qualifying him for the 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/07/25/stories/2006072507132000.htm|title=Abhinav Bindra clinches India's first gold|date=25 July 2006|work=The Hindu|location=India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814001954/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/07/25/stories/2006072507132000.htm|archive-date=14 August 2008|access-date=11 August 2008}}</ref>

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bindra titled in the men's 10-meter air rifle event, shooting a total of 700.5. He scored 596 in the qualifying round, finishing fourth, and outscored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5. In the finals, he started with a shot of 10.7, and all others never dipped below 10.0.<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/shooting/n214528114.shtml India's Bindra wins gold in the men's 10m air rifle from the Official Website of Beijing Olympics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814052631/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/shooting/n214528114.shtml|date=14 August 2008}}</ref> Bindra was tied with [[Henri Häkkinen]] heading into his final shot. Bindra scored his highest of the finals – 10.8 – while Hakkinen shot 9.7 to settle for the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm|title=Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold|date=11 August 2008|publisher=[[Rediff]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080812072901/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm|archive-date=12 August 2008|access-date=11 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="rediff_abhinav_wins" />

At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in New Delhi, Bindra was honored as the national flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. He also was given the honor of taking the athletes' oath on behalf of the 6,700 participants from 71 countries and territories. Bindra, along with [[Gagan Narang]], shot in unison to set a games record of 1,193 points in the 10-meter air rifle pairs event for men to win India's inaugural gold medal at the 19th Commonwealth Games. He brought home a silver medal in the individual event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/abhinav-bindra-won-gold-medal-in-mens-10m-air-rifle-at-the-2014-commonwealth-games-1406356200-1|title=Abhinav Bindra won Gold medal in Men's 10m Air Rifle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|date=2014-07-26|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter air rifle event at the 12th [[Asian Shooting Championships]], held in [[Doha|Doha, Qatar.]]

He lost in the qualification round at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, finishing in the 16th place with a score of 594.

In the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]], Bindra again won gold in the men's 10-meter air rifle singles event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/abhinav-bindra-clinches-gold-in-10m-air-rifle-at-glasgow-commonwealth/|title=Abhinav Bindra clinches Gold in 10m Air Rifle at Glasgow Commonwealth|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022225934/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/abhinav-bindra-clinches-gold-in-10m-air-rifle-at-glasgow-commonwealth/|archive-date=22 October 2014|access-date=25 July 2014|agency=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref>

At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], he came fourth in the men's 10-meter air rifle singles event after losing a shoot-off for the top 3 to [[Serhiy Kulish]], who eventually won the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/abhinav-bindra-misses-out-on-mens-10m-air-rifle-medal-settles-for-fourth-position-2962184/|title=Abhinav Bindra misses out on men's 10m air rifle medal, settles for fourth position|date=8 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808171915/http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/abhinav-bindra-misses-out-on-mens-10m-air-rifle-medal-settles-for-fourth-position-2962184/|archive-date=8 August 2016|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref>

===Business career===
Bindra has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the [[University of Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ganguly|first=Madhumita|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080812/jsp/frontpage/story_9681796.jsp|title=Abhi-nerve cures a nation's yellow fever|date=12 August 2008|work=The Telegraph|access-date=12 August 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916144949/http://telegraphindia.com/1080812/jsp/frontpage/story_9681796.jsp|archive-date=16 September 2008|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> Bindra is the CEO of [https://abhinavfuturistics.in Abhinav Futuristics Private Limited], an organization that works to bring science and technology into the sport and healthcare sectors. With [https://abtp.co.in ABTP], a group of sports science and advanced physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) centers, the organization has served more than 5,000 athletes and medical patients. Under the [https://abft.in Abhinav Bindra Foundation], a non-profit initiative, athletes are provided access to the latest sports technology and high-performance physical training for free.<ref name="business" /> Many athletes from sports such as [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[badminton]], [[boxing]], and [[para-athletics]] have benefited from the foundation's various programs. In 2020, he launched the ''[https://www.absmari.com/ Abhinav Bindra Sports Medicine and Research Institute] at [[Bhubaneswar]] with the mission of'' bringing Global Best Practice to the Indian Healthcare and Sports Medicine Sector.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clinton|first=Nevin|title=Abhinav Bindra launches sports medicine and research institute in Bhubaneswar » FirstSportz|url=https://firstsportz.com/abhinav-bindra-launches-sports-medicine-and-research-institute-in-bhubaneswar/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=firstsportz.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

Since his retirement, Bindra has been involved with the TOP Scheme, one of India's most significant policies for athlete development. He has also been a part of the ISSF and IOC Athlete Commissions, where he has worked for the development of athletes through mental health, financial stability, and entrepreneurship initiatives.

==Summer Olympics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Event
! Rank
! Notes
|-
| [[2000 Sydney Olympics|2000 Sydney]]
| [[Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]
| align="center" | 11
| 590
|-
| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]
| [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]
| align="center" | 7
| 694.6
|-
| [[2008 Beijing Olympics|2008 Beijing]]
| [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]
| align="center" | {{Gold01}}
| 700.5
|-
| [[2012 London Olympics|2012 London]]
| [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]
| align="center" | 16
| 594
|-
| [[2016 Rio Olympics|2016 Rio]]
| [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]
| align="center" | 4
| 163.8
|}

==Personal life==
Harper Sport published Bindra's autobiography, [[A Shot at History|''A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold'']], which he co-authored with sportswriter [[Rohit Brijnath]] in October 2011. It was formally released by Union Sports Minister [[Ajay Maken]] on October 27, 2011 at a function in New Delhi.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034129/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/shooting/30327729_1_abhinav-bindra-sports-minister-indian-sports|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Maken formally launches Abhinav Bindra's biography|date=27 October 2011}}</ref> The book received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html|title=Hitting bull's eye|date=19 November 2011|work=Daily Pioneer|access-date=12 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208183023/http://dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sundayagenda/books-reviews/21651-hitting-bulls-eye.html|archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Datta|first=Sravasti|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece|title=A shot at greatness|date=6 November 2011|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000706/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-shot-at-greatness/article2604106.ece|archive-date=2 May 2014|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] has been cast for the lead role in a future biopic based on the memoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/|title=Archived copy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906070121/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/harshvardhan-kapoor-to-play-olympic-gold-medalist-abhinav-bindra-in-his-biopic-see-photo-4830779/|archive-date=6 September 2017|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Abhinav Bindra Coaching.png|thumb|Abhinav Bindra Coaching]]

== Awards and accolades ==

* 2000 – [[Arjuna award]]
* 2002 – [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] (India's highest sports award)
* 2008 − [[Honorary degree|Honorary]] doctorate ([[D.Litt]]) from [[SRM University, Andhra Pradesh|SRM University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degree Conferred |url=http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/9th_convocation/honarary_degree.php |website=srmuniv.ac.in |publisher=SRM University |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128130234/http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/9th_convocation/honarary_degree.php |archive-date=28 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2009 – [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=46983 |title=Padma Awards-2009 |access-date=28 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211103644/http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=46983 |archive-date=11 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2011 – Made an honorary lieutenant colonel by the [[Territorial Army (India)|Indian Territorial Army]]
* 2018 – ''Blue Cross'', highest shooting honor by [[International Shooting Sport Federation]]<ref name="The blue cross"/>
* 2019 – [[Honorary degree|Honorary]] doctorate ([[DPhil]]) from [[Kaziranga University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Kom And Jadav Payeng Receive Honorary Doctorate From KU |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/mary-kom-and-jadav-payeng-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-ku/ |website=northeasttoday.in |publisher=Northeast today |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115234338/https://www.northeasttoday.in/mary-kom-and-jadav-payeng-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-ku/ |archive-date=15 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Awards for 2008 Olympic gold medal'''
* {{INRConvert|15|m}} by [[Mittal Champions Trust]]
* {{INRConvert|5|m}} cash prize from the [[Government of India|Indian Central Government]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Agencies |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Central-Govt-to-give-Abhinav-Bindra-50-lakhs/350699/ |title=Central Govt to give Abhinav Bindra 50 lakhs |publisher=Express India |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=22 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315020653/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Central-Govt-to-give-Abhinav-Bindra-50-lakhs/350699/ |archive-date=15 March 2012 }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|2.5|m}} cash prize by the state government of [[Haryana]]<ref name="ibnlive_prize">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/olympicsnews/shooting-star-prizes-pour-in-as-states-honour-bindra/70895-29.html |title=Shooting Star: Prizes pour in as states honour Bindra |access-date=14 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814032940/http://www.ibnlive.com/olympicsnews/shooting-star-prizes-pour-in-as-states-honour-bindra/70895-29.html |archive-date=14 August 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|2.5|m}} cash prize by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bcci-chief-sanctions-cash-award-for-bindra/33467-13.html |title=BCCI chief sanctions cash award for Bindra |access-date=14 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813135842/http://www.cricketnext.com/news/bcci-chief-sanctions-cash-award-for-bindra/33467-13.html |archive-date=13 August 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|1.5|m}} cash prize by the Steel Ministry of India<ref>[http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEP20080812182925&Page=P&Title=Nation&Topic=0 Steel Ministry undertakings announce Rs. 15 lakh cash prize to Abhinav Bindra] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822074818/http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEP20080812182925&Page=P&Title=Nation&Topic=0 |date=22 August 2008 }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|1.1|m}} cash prize by the state government of [[Bihar]]. The [[Patna]] Indoor Stadium will be renamed after Bindra.<ref name="ibnlive_prize"/>
* {{INRConvert|1|m}} prize by the state government of [[Karnataka]]<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808120341.htm|title=Karnataka announces Rs 10 lakh cash award to Bindra|work=The Hindu |date=11 August 2008|access-date=11 August 2008|location=Chennai, India| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080822113337/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808120341.htm| archive-date= 22 August 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|1|m}} cash prize by S. Amolak Singh Gakhal, chairman, [[Gold's Gym]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080812/jal.htm#1 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Jalandhar Edition |work=The Tribune |access-date=22 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102055724/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080812/jal.htm#1 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|1|m}} cash prize by the chief minister of [[Maharashtra]] state<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080061017 Deshmukh announces Rs 10 lakh cash prize to Bindra] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916220510/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080061017 |date=16 September 2008 }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|500000}} cash prize by the state government of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=7806 |title=Abhinav's Olympic Gold brings nostalgia to Orissa CM |access-date=20 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824055740/http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=7806 |archive-date=24 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|500000}} cash prize by government of [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref>[http://www.chennaivision.com/enews/2008/Aug/12/TN-announces-Rs-5-lakh-for-Bindra.asp TN announces Rs 5 lakh for Bindra] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917213744/http://www.chennaivision.com/enews/2008/Aug/12/TN-announces-Rs-5-lakh-for-Bindra.asp |date=17 September 2008 }}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|100000}} cash prize by the state government of [[Chhattisgarh]]<ref name="ibnlive_prize"/>
* {{INRConvert|100000}} cash prize by the state government of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
* A free lifetime railway pass by the Railway Ministry of India<ref>[http://www.mynews.in/fullstory.aspx?storyid=8814 Mittal lends a hand to India's Olympic hero] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822055210/http://www.mynews.in/fullstory.aspx?storyid=8814 |date=22 August 2008 }}</ref>
* A gold medal by the state government of [[Kerala]]<ref>[http://www.keralanext.com/Kerala/read.asp?id=1282016] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902205500/http://www.keralanext.com/Kerala/read.asp?id=1282016|date=2 September 2008}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|1.5|m}} cash award by [[Pune Municipal Corporation]]{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite journal |last=Pradhan |first=Kunal |date=6 October 2014 |title=The unlikely hero |journal=[[India Today]] |volume=39 |issue=40 |pages=75 }}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://abhinavbindra.com/}}
* {{CGF profile|50845}}
* {{IOC profile|abhinav-bindra}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|bi/abhinav-bindra-1}}
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* {{Cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/205955.shtml |title=Abhinav Bindra at the 2008 Beijing Olympics |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318090108/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/205955.shtml |archive-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}


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