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
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.
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.
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”
August 15, 2025 11:51 am
The IOC also said the Ambassadors appointed will break the stigma of mental health and encourage honest conversations
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'.
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.
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'
August 11, 2024 8:00 am
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat must wait till Tuesday for CAS decision on whether she will get a silver medal.
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.
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.



