Bindra fourth Indian shooter to carry Tricolour

The ace shooter led a 619-member strong contingent at the refurbished Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Sunday became the fourth Indian shooter to carry the tri-colour during the opening ceremony of a multi-discipline sporting event when he led the Indian contingent out during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony here.

Bindra was,on Thursday,nominated as the country’s flag-bearer for the ceremony. The ace shooter led a 619-member strong contingent at the refurbished Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

“It’s a great honour and a dream come true,” Bindra had said after being named the flag bearer of the Indian contingent.

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Dr. Karni Singh (1982 Asian Games),Jaspal Rana (1998 Commonwealth Games) and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (CWG 2006) are the other Indian shooters to have carried the tri-colour.

Incidentally,Bindra was just 15 when he made his maiden appearance in a multi-sport event,in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

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