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Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra made history when he became India's first individual Olympic gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games. In a career spanning over two decades, Bindra has over 150 medals to his name. He was the first Indian to hold the World and Olympic titles in the 10m air rifle and is a four-time Commonwealth gold medallist as well. Since his retirement in 2016, Bindra's focus has turned towards sports science and policy making. He has been part of the Athletes Commission of the ISSF (the World Shooting body) and the International Olympic Committee. Through the Abhinav Bindra Foundation, the Khel Ratna awardee is working towards helping athletes across disciplines with high performance training, sponsorship and mental health support.