Abhinav Bindra, India's first-ever Olympic gold medallist and only one before Saturday, August 7 brought glory to the nation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics winning gold in the 10-metre air rifle event in shooting. The lonely Bindra has now been joined by the 23-year old Neeraj Chopra from Panipat as the second gold medallist in individual events in the Olympic Games after he won the men's javelin throw final with an 87.58-metre throw. Apart from achieving the glory in the month of August, Bindra going it on August 11, 2008, and Neeraj Chopra getting it on August 7, 2021, there are other things that are common in both the athletes. They (Bindra and Neeraj) left no stone unturned. Bindra penned a heartfelt letter and shared it on Twitter for Neeraj saying, "Welcome to the club" and added that he has waited for a long time for someone else to join him as the gold medallist in individual competitions in the Olympics.

Source: dna August 08, 2021 11:03 UTC