Bindra's gold provided the luster in 2008
At Beijing, Bindra entered into the shooting range ranked number 17 in the world and was pitted against heavyweights like Athens Olympic champion Zhu Qinan of China and Henri Hakkinen of Finland, rated much higher than the Indian.
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But Bindra proved that reputation and history counted little as he overcame a two-point deficit against Zhu and Haikkinen after the qualifying round and shot a 10.8 in the final to give India its best sporting moment ever.
The bespectacled shooter, however, betrayed all emotions when he received the gold medal from the Princess of Lichtenstein.
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