Bindra hopes for best show in Oly

New Delhi: India’s only individ

ual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is hopeful of the country recording its bestever medal haul in the upcoming edition of the mega-event in Tokyo, saying each of the athlete can be counted as a

“realistic” prospect. India’s best showing at the Games remains the six medals

it won in London in 2012. “Tokyo Olympics could end up with our best ever medal haul even though the times are challenging due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” Bindra said on

Monday. “Sport is not scripted but I do hope that we come back with our best medal haul and that means we will come back with

5-6 medals and better the London haul, which, if I am not wrong, remains our best,” he

added. Bindra, who created history by winning the country’s first and only individual Olympic gold

medal at the 2008 Beijing Games, is optimistic about a

strong performance by the Indian shooting contingent in

the Japanese capital. “I think each one of them has the ability to do their best, they have proved themselves in the

last two-three years. “There are definite medal hopes not just in shooting but across other disciplines as well. We have many people who can

be considered as realistic medal hopes going into Tokyo. But a lot also depends on that particular day,” he said. —

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The Australian media has claimed that the Brisbane Test is in jeopardy because of the

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the tourists’ reluctance to travel there in view of harder quarantine rules, having already served one upon entering Australia in November.