1. An interview with abinav bindra
By s.sanjith

2. About Abhinav bindra
Abhinav bindra was the world and Olympic champion in in the 10m air rifle event . He is the youngest person to represent india at the olympic games .by winning gold in the 2008 beijing Olympic games , he became the first Indian ever to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics.

3. How did you get into this sport
How did you get into this sport ? When did you first start shooting and training ?
My family had moved to chandigarh and I was in search of a pastime. I was always interested in toy guns . I was about twelve years old and a family friend introduced me to lt col j. s. Dhillon who had makeshift shooting range in is backyard and who became my first coach.

4. How important is physical fitness to shooting and why ?
Physical fitness is important to shooting. Stability , flexibility and coordination are very important things to work on. Cardiovascular is important too.

5. What about the mental aspects of training in sport that demands such concentration and with such high levels of match stress
i have trained with a variety of methods. I have consulted sports psychologists, practiced meditation and yoga. Before the Olympic games, I had been training average of forty hours a week. At the crunch moment, you have to summon the courage and will power to get you through.

6. What attributes should a ‘natural’ shooter have ?
The first is good – eye coordination. Indians have an advantage here. They are good at skilled sports.

7. Can you tell us about one or two interesting moments after winning the Olympic gold ?
Nothing can be more interesting or cherished than the moment the country and all Indians had waiting since 1900 –when india participated in the Olympics for the first time.
I had won gold and for first time ever, an Indian was to be on the top of the p0dium to receive the gold medal while the national anthem was being played. That proud moment was the culmination of all my efforts, my dreams and the hopes of 1.2 billion Indians, which will be forever imprinted in my memory.

8. Thank you