Abhinav Bindra, a former competitive rifle shooter, became the first-ever individual Olympic gold medalist from India. He won the men’s 10-meter air rifle event competition at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. In 2009 Bindra received the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors. in 2018 he was awarded the Blue Cross, the International Shooting Sport Federation’s highest award, for his exceptional services to the sport.
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