Video: Abhinav Bindra speaks about what it takes to be a shooter

Abhinav Bindra

Any sport comprises of two key aspects- the techincal part and the mental part. The sport of shooting epitomises these facets of sportand who better to explain the former aspect of the sport than 2008 Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra.

The 33-year-old, who is set to take part in his 5th Olympics in August at Rio De Janerio, knows better than most as to what it takes to achieve the pinnacle of sport and in a video released by the official channel of The Olympics on Youtube, Bindra talks about the finer aspects of sport and along with that, stresses on why apart from being techincally strong, there are several other elements like the determination, will to succeed etc that are equally crucial for a shooter or for any sportsperson to triumph on the biggest stage.

Bindra is part of a 12 member shooting contingent picked to go to Rio to feature in the Summer Games, that is exactly 4 months away.

Here’s the video of Bindra talking about his sport:

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