Legendary Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra to be awarded with Olympic Order during the 142nd IOC session in Paris
Legendary Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra to be awarded with Olympic Order during the 142nd IOC session in Paris
India’s legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra is set to be awarded the Olympic Order for outstanding contributions to the Olympic movement. Bindra, who clinched India’s first individual Olympic gold medal in 2008 during the Beijing Summer Games will receive the honour on August 10 during International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) 142nd session. The news was confirmed on Monday (July 22) when India’s Union Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Mansukh Mandaviya announced it on his social media handle.
Abhinav Bindra to be honoured with Olympic Order
"Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra on being awarded the Olympic Order for outstanding contributions to the Olympic Movement! His achievement fills us with pride and is truly well-deserved. His name alone has inspired generations of shooters and Olympians," Mandaviya wrote on his social media handle.
Started in 1975, before the Montreal Summer Olympic Games, Bindra will become the first Indian to receive the prestigious award. Traditionally, the IOC awards the Olympic Order upon the chief national organiser(s) at the closing ceremony of each respective Olympic Games.
A legend in Indian sports, Bindra first rose to fame in 2002 when he clinched the gold medal in the Manchester Commonwealth Games which were then followed by success in 2006 and 2010 in 10m air rifle. The 2010 gold medal was special considering he was the Olympic champion and won it on his home turf when New Delhi hosted the Commonwealth Games.
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Bindra also won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games while pocketing silver and bronze medals during his Asian Games stint in 2010.
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What is the Olympic Order Award?
The Olympic Order was founded in 1975. It is the highest award of the Olympic Movement. It is specifically awarded for distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement. Traditionally, the IOC awards the Olympic Order upon the chief national organiser(s) at the closing ceremony of each respective Olympic Games.
The Olympic Order was founded almost 50 years ago in May 1975 by the International Olympic Committee. It replaced the Olympic Diploma of Merit. The Olympic Order originally had three grades - gold, silver and bronze. But it was changed nine years later.
