First Sunshine

Abhinav Bindra a 23 year old, young man from India has bagged the Gold Medal in 10m Air Rifle at the Beijing Olympics. He defeated Zhu Qinan of China who was .5 points away from him, Finland’s Henri Hakkinen finished at the third spot. This is the first gold medal of India in any individual event. Abhinav had participated in Olympics twice before and this was his third consecutive year. His earlier attempts had also been commendable especially when he did not have enough resources to get a very good training. Bindra has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award(2001) ,the highest award in the field of sports in India.At a press conference Abhinav told the journalists that he had been practicing since 10 years and had constructed a shooting range in his house. The hard work and enthusiasm of this young lad is exemplary and I am sure it will encourage many others to step forward and take active part in sports.