It146;s just starting to sink in: Bindra

At suddenly becoming the centre of attention, Bindra said, 8220;The feeling has only starting to sink in.8221; Asked how his family and friends in Punjab had reacted, he said that he had not had much contact with them yet. 8220;I think it8217;s still a bit unreal.8221;

Gun tampering?

Meanwhile, chef-de-mission Baljit Singh Sethi, also the secretary general of the National Rifle Association of India, said that Bindra8217;s gun had been tampered with before the final round.

8220;We did not know it but after the final, he Bindra told us that he found his gunsight altered,8221; Sethi said.

He added that no official complaint had been lodged over the incident as there was 8220;no point starting the blame game8221;.

Shooting coach T S Dhillon said this was not the first time that such a thing had happened. 8220;In Abhinav8217;s case, during the sighter series, he was suddenly scoring as low as 4.2 before the scores picked up gradually. It took him 40 clicks to find his range.8221;