Desire to know, attention to every detail will be key
Best, September 28, 1982 Dehradun, Uttarakhand
LEGEND WRITES Abhinav Bindra tells his younger self Olympic dream is an obsessive search that will define you
At 15, he became the youngest participant at the Kuala Lumpur CWG.
He was the youngest Indian at the Sydney Olympics, finishing 11th in 10m air rifle.
Received the Arjuna award.
He won bronze in the Munich World Cup with a new junior world record of 597/600.
Received the Khel Ratna.
Won gold in the 10m air rifle pairs and silver in the singles at Manchester CWG.
Broke the Olympic record at the Athens Games but failed to win a medal.
Won two gold, a silver and a bronze at the Melbourne CWG.
Won gold at the World Championships in the 10m air rifle event in Zagreb.
Won gold at the Beijing Olympics, the highest point of his career.
Awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Won gold (pairs) and silver (individual) at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Won silver in the team event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.
Made honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army.
Won gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Won two bronze medals at the Asian Games in Incheon (singles and team).
Finished fourth in the 10m air rifle singles event at the Rio Olympics.