#2 Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra needs no introduction. India’s sole individual gold medalist at the Olympic Games, the shooting star has flown the Indian flag high in each and every event he has represented the country. Bindra has represented India with his cool, calm demeanour, and professionalism of the highest standards.
After Anjali Bhagwat, Abhinav Bindra became the poster boy for the sport of shooting in India. in 2008, after fighting his fatal back injury, Abhinav rose like a phoenix and clinched India’s first individual Olympic gold medal. He may not have been able to repeat his success at the subsequent Olympics, but was and is a key player in promoting the sport in India.
Bindra, a child prodigy, was bestowed with national awards during his teens, like the Arjuna Award at 18 years and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna at 19. A year after his breakthrough success in Beijing, Bindra was honoured with India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.
He announced his retirement from the game after playing his last Olympics in 2016.
From being a child prodigy to becoming India’s first Gold medalist in the Olympics, this story deserves a special appearance on the big-screen.
