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Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal, has been awarded the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. The award ceremony will be held during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on August 10.

Unfortunately, the joyous occasion turned sour for Sania Mirza as Indian fans targeted her for marrying Shoaib Malik, a Pakistani cricketer.

With his appearance in the Bahubali franchise, Prabhas captured the hearts of millions. Without mentioning Bhaijaan (Salman Khan), a list of bachelors would be incomplete. It might be a topic of interest on a global scale if and when he decides to get married.

On Sunday, as the wrestlers attempted to breach the barricades and march towards the new Parliament building from Jantar Mantar, the police personnel forcibly pushed and shoved them before detaining them and transporting them to different police stations in Delhi.

While their protest is on at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, no prominent figure from cricket, badminton, athletics have paid a visit to the wrestlers. Only Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra have tweeted words in support of them.

Vinesh along with Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakashi Malik have been sitting on an indefinite protest at Jantar Mantar against WFI supremo Singh, who has allegedly harassed seven female wrestlers including a minor

Rishabh Pant was airlifted from a Dehradun hospital to Mumbai where he will undergo extensive treatment for ligament injuries in the knee and ankle which he had sustained during a car crash on December 30. 

The 18-year-old also emulated Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, as a world champion in Men's Air Rifle

On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, take a look at some famous sportsmen who have been part of the Indian armed forces.

When Neeraj Chopra travelled back from Tokyo Olympics 2020 to India, he was honoured everywhere. He had won India's first gold medal in an individual sport for just the second time and it was indeed a time to celebrate. 

Leading the Indian presentation in Beijing were Abhinav Bindra, the country`s first individual Olympics gold medallist in 2008, IOC Member Nita Ambani, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.

Sania Mirza, Abhinav Bindra and others celebrate India's win for hosting the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai.

Due to their great contributions to the country, some Indian cricketers and other big sportspersons have earned the honorary rank from the Indian armed forces, and some of them even served in the Indian armed forces.

Abhinav Bindra created history at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where he won a gold medal in 10m air rifle. And after a long wait, 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra joined him by clinching the gold medal in the men's javelin final at Tokyo 2020.

India will celebrate their 75th Independence Day on Sunday (August 15) and over the years the nation has seen some landmark sporting moments. In this three-part Photo Gallery, Zee News English takes a looks at 15 of India's greatest sporting achievements. In part one of our series, we take a look at great triumphs like 1983 World Cup and Abhinav Bindra's gold medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The fourth-place finish, the dreaded fourth-place finish. Nobody really wants to finish in that position at the Olympic Games, yet there are more than half-a-dozen instances -- with the latest being golfer Aditi Ashok in Tokyo2020 -- where Indian players or teams have missed bronze by a whisker. Aditi finished fourth with an aggregate score of 15-under 269 on Saturday.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar is the first and only other Indian to win two Olympic medals, following up his bronze at 2008 Beijing with a silver at the 2012 London edition. After Sushil, the 26-year-old Sindhu is the only second Indian athlete to achieve this magnificent feat.

Bindra achieved the feat during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 10-metre air rifle shooter was seen at the top of his craft. The shooter had shot a 10.8 on his last shot and sealed a gold medal for India.

Abhinav Bindra, in an exclusive interview with WION’s Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo, opened up on the postponed Games, how Japan is going to overcome the setback and the cost of pushing the quadrennial event back by a year.

"Abhinav Bindra's gold medal in shooting completely transformed the shooting landscape in our country. It gave that confidence to many aspiring shooters like me that I too can perform well in the sport and get a medal for my country"