2015 Asian Airgun Championships: 5 takeaways

The Asian Airgun Championships proved to be a successful event for India as the likes of Abhinav Bindra, Ayonika Paul etc clinched medals in their respective categories. The four-day event saw India win a total of 8 medals and while there was joy for some, there was disappointment for others.Here are the top 5 takeaways from the competition:

#1 Abhinva Bindra still has the fire

For any sportsman, the ultimate glory is to be able to stand on the podium at the Olympics. The pinnacle would then to be able to stand on top of the podium. Abhinav Bindra was among the fortunate ones to have experienced that feeling when he clinched the historic gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 10m Air Rifle event.

For some, moments such as these would be tempting enough to pack their equipment and wind up their careers. But Bindra, it seems is gunning for more glory. After winning the gold at the Commonwealth Games last year in Glasgow and then qualifying for the Rio 2016 at the Munich World Cup earlier this year, the 33-year-old added yet another feather to his cap by winning the gold at the Asian Airgun Championships with a final score of 208.3.

While Rio 2016 is in all likelihood going to be his final Olympics, there is doubting that Bindra is looking to finish on a high and it wouldn’t be too wrong on our part to not expect a medal from one of India’s greatest sportspersons and role-models.