Abhinav Bindra - India's First Olympic Gold Medalist
In 2008, an Indian rifle shooter became a national hero when he won the Olympics.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
January 14, 20179m 1s
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Show Notes
In 2008, India won its first ever individual gold medal in the Olympics after nearly 100 years of trying. The winner was a rifle shooter called Abhinav Bindra, who received more than 300,000 letters of congratulations from his fellow Indians. Abhinav Bindra talks to Farhana Haider about his obsessive battle for victory.
PHOTO: Abhinav Bindra with his Olympic gold medal (Getty Images)