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Bindra appeals to Indian administrators to build on success

Indian Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has urged sports administrators to adopt a more professional approach to help the country build on the three medals it won at the Beijing Games.

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  • Published: 09:58 August 27, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Abhinav Bindra became India's first individual Olympic champion after claiming the 10m air rifle.
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New Delhi: Indian Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has urged sports administrators to adopt a more professional approach to help the country build on the three medals it won at the Beijing Games.

Bindra became the country's first individual Olympic champion after claiming the 10m air rifle. Freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar and middleweight boxer Vijender Kumar added bronze medals to the tally.

Hundreds turned up to welcome the bronze medallists when they returned on Tuesday, with wrestler Kumar and his coach even given a celebratory elephant ride.

Bindra said he planned to use his new status to raise the profile of sport in India.

"I don't have any definite answers but it is a great opportunity to promote Olympic sports," he told reporters late on Tuesday.

India is rejoicing over the success, having won just a single medal at each of the previous three Games.

Bindra said, "We won three medals (in Beijing), but that also gives us a lot of responsibility to keep this momentum going."

He added, "We've to give our athletes the best opportunity to perform well at London 2012."

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