AN INTERVIEW WITH ABHINAV BINDRA BY S.SRIRAM

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ABOUT ABHINAV BINDRA ABHINAV BINDRA WAS THE WORLD AND OLYMPIC CHAMPION IN 2008 IN THE 10m AIR RIFLE EVENT. HE IS THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO REPRESENT INDIA AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES. BY WINNING GOLD IN THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES, HE BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN EVER TO WIN AN INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDAL AT OLYMPICS. HE FEELS ‘INDIA, WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THEN A BILLION, SHOULD HAVE WON FORTY MEDALES BY NOW. TI’S TIME TO RECTIFY THE SYSTEM AND MAKE SURE WE MAKE WINNING A HABIT.’

INTERVIEW WITH ABHINAV BINDRA HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS SPORTS? WHEN DID YOU FIRST START SHOOTING AND TRAINING? ABHINAV:MY FAMILY HAD MOVED TO CHANDIGARH AND I WAS IN SEARCH OF A PASSTIME.I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN TOY GUNS. I WAS ABOUT TWELVE YARS OLD AND A FAMILY FRIEND INTRODUCED ME TO LT COL J. S DHILLON WHO HAD A MAKESHIFT SHOOTING RANGE IN IS BACKYARD AND WHO BECAME MY FIRST COACH.

HOW IMPORTANT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS TO SHOOTING AND WHY? ABHINAV:PHYSICAL FITNESS IS IMPORTANT TO SHOOTING. STABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND COORDINATION ARE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORK ON. CARDIOVASCULAR.

what attributes should ‘natural’ shooter have? ABHINAV:THE FIRST IS GOOD HAND-EYE COORDINITION. INDIANS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE HERE. THEY ARE GOOD SKILLED SPORTS.

QUIZ TIME !!!

In which month did ABHINAV bindra BORN?

ANSWER:28,SEPTEMBER

IN WHICH EVENT DID HE GET GOLD MEDAL?

ANSWER:10m AIR RIFLE

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