Venturing into the pizza business has not
distracted Abhinav Bindra from achieving more in the world of shooting.
India’s only gold medallist at the Olympics plans to use 2013 as
preparation for the major events lined up next year.
“Shooting has never been a career option for me. It has been my
passion, my life” — that was Bindra’s reaction Wednesday when asked
whether his pizza business, launched in October last year, was affecting
his game. The 30-year-old rifle shooter has not competed much since
the London Olympics where he failed to make the 10 m air rifle final,
four years after making history in the Beijing Games.
Bindra had to settle for a silver in the Nationals in December and
now has his sight set on this month’s selection trials for the World
Cup. ”It is an important year for me. There are some rule changes that
have taken place and I will use this year to get used to them. I see
myself competing in around 7-10 tournaments and it should help me reach
top form in 2014,” Bindra told reporter at the Genesis Global School
here, referring to the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian
Games next year.
The most significant of the rule changes will see participants not
carrying any points of the qualification stage into the final, leaving
them with very little scope of a slip-up. Despite unparalleled
accomplishments, quitting the sport has not crossed Bindra’s mind. “The
day I feel satisfied, I will quit. I think there is still so much more
to achieve. I love shooting and I have not set any specific goals. I
want to do well in every competition,” he said. He also sees shooting’s
profile growing.
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