August 11 2008 - won the men's 10m air rifle gold in Beijing Olympic.
Punjab State Gov. has given him $236,000.
Cricket board will hand over $59,000 to Bindra as part of its campaign to back other sports.
Indian newspapers carried banner headlines hailing his win.
The Times of India dubbed him "India's Goldfinger".
He is the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.
He won six medals at various international meets in 2001.
In the 10 m Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event.
At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won the Gold in the Pairs event and the Bronze in the Singles event. Abhinav missed the 2006 Asian Games at Doha because of a back injuiry.
Latest Olympic Video :
Abhinav Bindra - Gold winning shot :
Abhinav Bindra - First individual gold at the olympics :
Abhinav Bindra Detailed Biography -
Abhinav Bindra was born on September 28, 1982 at Dehra Dun, India. Abhinav Bindra belongs to Punjabi Khatri family. His father Dr. Apjit and mother Babli Bindra are promoters of the Hitech Group of companies. He studied at the Doon School, Dehradun up to the 8th standard and then left for St. Stephens School, Chandigarh to pursue shooting. He earned his BBA from the University of Colorado.
He took his shooting training in Germany. He practised for 12 to14 hours a day at the shooting range that he owns at his farmhouse near Chandigarh.
Abhinav's first coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon has marked first his talent. At the 2000 Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra was the youngest Indian participant. He scored 590 and ranked 11th in the qualification round but did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.
Abhinav Bindra holds an M.B.A (Masters in Business Administration) from the University of Colorado, US. He is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics.
Abhinav has sponsorship tie-ups with Samsung and Sahara Group.
