Pune Mirror, August 12, 2008
Suhrid Barua
The sight of mediamen making a beeline to their house since morning doesn't need to be well documented. It was only to be expected in a nation starved of Olympic heroes.
After numerous sunrises and sunsets, the Bindras woke up to a day they would fondly remember for the rest of their life. Swelled with pride at their son becoming the first ever individual gold medal winner in the men's 10m air rifle event at the Olympics, the Bindra menage was cock-a-hoop to see him stand on the podium and collect the yellow medal.
"I've been attending to calls from mediapersons since morning. This is the last call I'm taking," he pleads.
"As for Abhinav's monumental performance, I can only say that this feat is a fitting response to his so-called critics who have been lampooning about his future, rather I should say it is a slap on the face of his critics" Abhinav's father, AS Bindra, bathed in emotion, said.
Abhinav's forte
Bindra senior said that mental strength is Abhinav's forte and he exhibited that on the world's biggest sporting stage. "Just before the 2006 World Championships in Zagreb, he was written off as a spentforce before he went on to win the title. Again before the Olympics, Abhinav was not even talked off as a medal prospect but look at the way he showed nerves of steel to make the country proud. "He's a true champion who has made his critics eat crow," Abhinav's father," he said.
Abhinav's mother, Babli Bindra is understandably ovewhelmed by the occasion. "Abhinav is a simple, hard working, dedicated guy who is often misunderstood by the media as a snob. He is a reticent kind of guy who likes to keep to himself and does his thing without being in the limelight," Abhinav's mother, Babli Bindra remarked.
Beijing regret
She regrets missing watching the great feat in Beijing. "I wish I was there to watch him script glory. The first thing I want to do is to give him a warm hug when he lands in the country on 14th morning," she said.
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