Glasgow 2014 to be Abhinav Bindra's Last Commonwealth Games
Beijing Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has tweeted that the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be his last.
Glasgow 2014 will be Abhinav Bindra's last Commonwealth Games. The Beijing Olympic gold medallist has tweeted that Glasgow will his fifth and last.
The 31-year-old Bindra won the 10m air rifle gold in the Beijing Summer Games in 2008. He became the first Indian to clinch an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. He is the first and only Indian to have held both the World and Olympic titles at the same time. (CWG Day 1 Highlights)
Tom I will compete in my 5 th cwg. This will be my last appearance at the games Hope to have some fun. Cont.
- Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) July 24, 2014
Bindra's Commonwealth Games journey started 15 years ago at Kuala Lumpur. He has eight Commonwealth Games medals. On Friday, Bindra will enter the shooting range for the last times at these Games. After drawing a blank at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, this will be his big chance to salvage pride. "Pray for me," Bindra told his fans.
When the 2010 Commonwealth Games were held in New-Delhi, Bindra was India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. He along with Gagan Narang shot in unison to set a Games record 1193 in 10m air rifle pair's event for men to win the first gold for India in the 19th Commonwealth Games. The duo scored 1193 together to break their earlier record of 1189 achieved in the last Games held four years prior in Melbourne.
However, the Olympic champion had to settle for silver in the individual event. Narang, who shot a perfect 600 to equal his own world record in men's 10m individual air rifle qualification, won the gold.
Bindra lost in the qualification round in 2012 London Olympics finishing with a score of 594 and a poor 16th place. Narang went on to win the bronze medal for India.