**** Abhinav Bindra announces retirement. **** Bindra tweeted: Tomorrow will mark the end of my professional shooting life! I will however still shoot, compete as a hobby shooter training twice a week. And yes I will still try to be at Rio and my bio is now most appropriate! Great times and am sure there will be a few more! Personal information: Nationality -India Ethnicity -Punjabi Born 28 September 1982 Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Residence- Zirakpur, Punjab, India Education- Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A..) Alma mater- The Doon School,St. Stephens School, Chandigarh University of Colorado Occupation- Sportsman (Shooter) Height- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (As of August 2011) Weight -65.5 kg (144 lb) (As of August 2011) **Mens shooting** Olympic Games- Gold -2008- Beijing -10 m air rifle ISSF- World Shooting Championships-Gold 2006 Zagreb 10 m Air Rifle Commonwealth Games** Gold 2002 Manchester 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) Silver 2002 Manchester 10m Air Rifle (Singles) Gold 2006 Melbourne 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) Bronze 2006 Melbourne 10m Air Rifle (Singles) Gold 2010 Delhi 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) Silver 2010 Delhi 10m Air Rifle Gold 2014 Glasgow 10m Air Rifle Asian Games** Silver 2010 Guangzhou 10m Air Rifle (Team) Awards and recognition** 2000 – Arjuna award. 2001 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (Indias highest sports award). 2009 – Padma Bhushan. 2011 – Honorary Lieutenant Colonel by Indian Territorial Army
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