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Commonwealth Games 2014: Abhinav Bindra sets to bid adieu to CWG at Glasgow

The Glasgow games is his 5th Commonwealth Games appearance

Glasgow: India's lone individual gold medallist in Olympics, Abhinav Bindra said the ongoing Commonwealth Games here will be his last appearance at the multi-sport extravaganza.

Bindra tweeted,

The 31-year-old Bindra scripted history when he clinched the gold medal in his pet event - 10-metre men's air rifle - at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Though he has, in his trophy cabinet, the ultimate prize all athletes dream of, Bindra has so far failed to win a individual gold medal in his pet event in Commonwealth Games.

He, however, had won the pairs gold in Manchester (2002), Melbourne (2006) and in front of the home crowd in New Delhi fours years ago. The champion shooter will look to end his CWG career on a high by winning the gold in singles event today.

If he can replicate the form that saw him clinch the top prize in Beijing six years ago and become the first individual yellow metal winner from India in the biggest sporting event, a CWG gold would not seem a far-fetched dream.

( Source : PTI )
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