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Abhinav Bindra's tribute to late coach JS Dhillon: Balance between empathy and expectation defined him

December 17, 2025 11:45 pm

The medal was not the destination for him, it was a validation of values; he shaped mindsets not just champions

Abhinav Bindra reacts to mismanagement during Messi’s GOAT Tour in Kolkata: ‘What were we really trying to achieve?’

December 15, 2025 4:29 pm

Olympic gold-winning former Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra addressed the incident, saying he feels a "quiet sadness" seeing millions being spent for just photographs and standing next to the legend.

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra explains why Gukesh’s results after becoming world champion are ‘normal’

November 25, 2025 3:53 pm

Bindra is best suited among Indian athletes to talk about success triggering a crisis in an athlete. At the age of 25, immediately after he won the Olympic gold at Beijing 2008 he experienced a void. He wanted to quit the sport altogether and then went to a lengthy silent retreat.

Abhinav Bindra: No doubt that Olympics will come to India, only a matter of when

November 25, 2025 3:49 pm

India’s first individual gold medallist says that India should use the Games bid as a catalyst for change. “We don't want the Olympic Games to be just a two-week sporting extravaganza, or the ten days or two weeks of the Paralympics as a sporting extravaganza. We really should bid as a catalyst for change”

India's Abhinav Bindra named among IOC's nine mental health ambassadors

August 15, 2025 11:51 am

The IOC also said the Ambassadors appointed will break the stigma of mental health and encourage honest conversations

Sunny Thomas, the English professor who became Indian shooting’s first Dronacharya, passes away

April 30, 2025 6:08 pm

Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra pays tribute, says coach Thomas played a 'big role in his early years'; London Olympics bronze medalist Gagan Narang hailed Thomas as the 'lighthouse of Indian shooting'.

Paris leaves India with a few smiles — and many red flags

August 12, 2024 8:24 am

India's Paris Olympics campaign ended with six medals. There were also six agonising fourth-place finishes, more than ever, to mark the bitter-sweet campaign that ebbed as the Games progressed.

'Money is not going to get you medals. It's not a vending machine': Abhinav Bindra

August 12, 2024 9:15 am

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra tells Mihir Vasavda that India's performance in Paris has been a 'mixed bag', but says 'but that doesn't mean that you have to stop spending on athletes'

Legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra says Vinesh Phogat's disqualification most brutal moment in Indian sports; CAS extends deadline for decision

August 11, 2024 8:00 am

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat must wait till Tuesday for CAS decision on whether she will get a silver medal.

Courage shattered... don't have any more strength: Vinesh Phogat retires

August 09, 2024 11:43 am

Vinesh Phogat was one win away from joining Bindra in the exclusive club of India’s individual gold medallists -- Neeraj Chopra is the only other member.

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Sports stars, other than MS Dhoni, who have held positions in Indian armed forces

April 03, 2018 3:15 pm

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who holds the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Indian Army accepted the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in his army uniform.

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