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I have been very attached to this rifle of mine because it is with this rifle I
made my breakthrough at the highest level. It’s also a system which had several
technological advancements done specifically for me including a handmade
calibrated trigger mechanism. I won approximately 25 international
medals during the 6 years I shot with this system. I must admit it is a little
wrenching to give this away, but also extremely satisfying. This country needs
organizations like The Foundation. My best wishes are with them.
Abhinav Bindra’s email id contains the number 12931 - the same as the registration number of this, his most illustrious
rifle to date. It’s the system India’s only Olympic gold medalist has exclusively shot with from 2000 to 2006. Air rifle
no. 12931 helped Abhinav break the Olympic record in Athens, two world records in 2001 and 2002, and then become
India’s first ever World Champion gold medallist at Zagreb in 2006. Besides this he has won two golds, a silver and a
bronze at two Commonwealth Games- Manchester and Melbourne, with this rifle. |
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