World's top shooters revere Bindra for his accomplishments

Abhinav Bindra may have dropped the gun for good but the Olympic champion remains the country's most decorated marksman in the international shooting community.

From the legendary Rajmond Debevec of Slovenia to Hungarian veteran Peter Sidi, the Beijing Games gold medalist is held in the highest regard.

Bindra created history when he clinched the gold 10m air rifle yellow metal in the 2008 Games and even as eight years have passed since that August evening, he remains the country's only individual gold medalist in Olympic history.

Discussions turned to Bindra when China's rifle coach Li Jie, an Olympic and world championship silver medalist, was asked about the kind of sacrifices athletes from his country make to consistently achieve glory at the biggest stage.

"In their quest for glory, the kind of sacrifices they have made and continue to make will be hard to measure. For instance, in India, Bindra has made a lot of sacrifices to achieve success at the highest level. If I remember Bindra was ranked low in Athens and then won the gold medal in Beijing.

He has made great sacrifices," Li told

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