Having chased an Olympic medal all his career, Bindra had to deal with an enormous void after achieving his goal. He even thought of quitting the sport altogether but discovered later that his life was incomplete without the sport of Shooting. Bindra looks back on those dark days and also reflects on the impact of his Gold on the Indian sporting ecosystem

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: How Bindra's Gold change Indian sport

Abhinav Bindra's historic Gold at the Beijing Olympics was won on the back of some extremely detailed preparation. Bindra went to extreme lengths to eliminate all possible variables in his quest for Olympic glory. From mapping his brain to hiring a marriage hall to simulate the arena in Beijing, Bindra left no stone unturned in his quest. He even hoodwinked the Chinese by importing special ammunition and delivered the greatest blow by beating China's reigning Olympic champion Zhu Qinan in the final.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Bindra's extreme preparations for Beijing

Success in World sport is often built on the back of failure. Abhinav Bindra finished 7th in 10m Air Rifle at the Athens Olympics despite what he calls one of his best shooting performances ever. The loss at Athens caused Bindra to doubt his abilities and he devoted the next 4 years to avenge that defeat at the Beijing Olympics.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: How Bindra regained his self-doubt ahead of Beijing

Indian sport had tasted Olympic success not once but 8 times in the sport of Hockey. But the wait for an individual Gold would end 61 years after Independence. Abhinav Bindra exorcised the ghosts of Athens 2004 with the 10m Air Rifle Gold at Beijing in 2008 and opens on why it is so difficult to stand on the top spot of the Olympic podium

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Bindra's Golden moment at Beijing

Indian sport achieved its biggest success at the Olympics when Abhinav Bindra ended decades of cynicism by shooting down the 10m air rifle gold in 2008. Bindra was India's first and only individual Olympic champion but that win in Beijing was built on the back of crushing defeat at the Athens games 4 years previously. Bindra opens up on his journey to the Olympic gold with sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo and details the attention to detail that saw him turn self-doubt into his biggest triumph on the world stage

Wion Broadband Olympic Edition: One in a billion Abhinav Bindra's golden moment in 2008

A shooting at a South Carolina nightclub left two people dead and eight wounded on early Sunday. According to reports, a Greenville County sheriff's deputy noticed a skirmish at Lavish Lounge just before 2 am, and called for backup because of gunfire from inside the building.

Two dead, eight hurt in shooting at South Carolina nightclub

The Coronavirus Pandemic forced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games by exactly a year and India's shooters bore the brunt of that move. The Indian shooting team famously drew a blank at the 2016 Olympics in Rio and the National Rifle Association of India, NRAI, was pinning its hopes on redemption at Tokyo.

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In a gun-violence incident at a Walmart distribution center in the city of Red Bluff, California, at least two people have lost their lives and four have been wounded.

US: Walmart shooting kills 2 people; 4 wounded

A suspect was shot dead and six people, including a police officer, were injured in a "serious incident" in the Scottish city of Glasgow. "The individual who was shot by armed police has died.

Suspect shot dead, several injured in incident in Scottish city of Glasgow

One man was killed and around 11 people have been injured in a shooting that took place in Minneapolis in the early hours of Sunday. “One adult male died and 11 have no-life-threatening wounds,” Minneapolis police tweeted.

US: One dead and at least 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting

Three people were killed and one injured in western France on Wednesday after a man open fire during a business meeting. The shooter -- an employee of the same firm -- was also injured, national police told CNN.

Shooting at a business meeting in France kills three, injures one

A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed at least 16 people, including a policewoman, during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday, in the worst act of mass murder the country has seen in more than 30 years.

Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia in Canada's worst mass murder since 1989

Thousands of people holding candles attended a vigil in northeastern Thailand on Sunday for the victims of a rogue soldier who killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 before being shot dead.

Thousands light candles for victims of Thailand mass shooting

A New York City police officer was shot and wounded in a police station on Sunday morning about 12 hours after another officer was wounded while he sat in his patrol van in the same neighbourhood in what authorities described as an assassination attempt.

Two New York City police officers shot and wounded in separate attacks

Thai security forces on Sunday killed a soldier after he carried out a shooting rampage that left at least 21 people dead, news agency Reuters reported quoting police and military sources.

Thai mass shooter killed at shopping mall, say security sources

A Thai soldier shot dead at least 20 people Saturday, posting messages on Facebook as he went on the rampage in a northeastern city where he was still holed up in a mall well over 12 hours after he first struck, authorities said.

Security forces storm mall after soldier kills 20 in shooting rampage in Thailand

A Thai soldier killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 20 in a shooting rampage on Saturday in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the north east of Thailand and is still at large in a shopping mall, police said.

Thai soldier kills at least 17 in shooting rampage

A soldier has gone on shooting in Thailand. According to the reports, he killed at least 12 people in a shooting rampage on Saturday. He identified as Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, who also posted his picture in full tactical gear online.

Mass shooting incident in Thailand, 12 Killed

The Pentagon announced today that it would enforce new restrictions on international military students in terms of access to guns on United States bases. This news came in after a Saudi officer killed three American sailors at a naval base in Florida last month.

Pentagon restricts access to guns for foreign trainees

The Indian Olympic Association has offered the Commonwealth Games Federation that India could host the sporting events that have been removed from the roster for the 2022 Birmingham games.

India could host shooting events for CWG 2022: NRAI President Raninder Singh

India will participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Monday, reversing earlier plans to boycott the event over the absence of shooting as a medal sport.

In boycott reversal, India to participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham: CGF

A police constable in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad had a narrow escape from death on Saturday after a bullet fired during a protest here pierced through his bulletproof vest and got stuck in his wallet.

CAA protests: Bullet pierces through cop's vest, gets stuck in wallet

The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it was halting operational training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States until further notice after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week at a base in Florida.

US grounds Saudi pilots, suspends military training after shooting at base

At least six people have been killed and several others wounded after gunman opened fire in a hospital in the eastern Czech city of Ostrova. "There are six dead and two seriously injured people on the site," regional police spokeswoman Pavla Jirouskova told the public Czech Television.

Czech hospital shooting: Six killed after gunman opens fire in Ostrova

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