New Delhi: Abhinav Bindra, India’s first Olympic gold medalist in an individual sport has recently been conferred with the prestigious Olympic Order for his relentless commitments to the Games. The medal announced on Monday will be awarded to Bindra at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on August 10- a day before the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024.
In an official post on X (formerly Twitter), minister of Labour and Employment- Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said: “It is with great pleasure that I inform you that the IOC Executive Board has decided to award you with the Olympic Order for your outstanding services to the Olympic Movement.”
Congratulations to @Abhinav_Bindra on being awarded the Olympic Order for outstanding contributions to the Olympic Movement!
His achievement fills us with pride and is truly well-deserved.
His name alone has inspired generations of shooters and Olympians. pic.twitter.com/w8i6Ykr09X
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) July 22, 2024
What is the Olympic Order?
Olympic Order is the highest award of the International Olympic Committee which is awarded to athletes who have made exceptional contributions to the Olympic movement. The award is given to the athletes on one of the following pointers:
- Any individual who has demonstrated the Olympic ideal through his/her action
- Has achieved remarkable laurels in the field of sports
- Has pledged his allegiance to the Olympic movement
Indian shooting contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024
Abhinav Bindra’s mission to make shooting a popular sport amongst the Indian masses has finally found fruition as India sent the highest number of shooters in the Olympic contingent in recent years. The Indian shooting contingent at the Paris Olympics is as follows-
Rifle
Men’s 10m air rifle: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta
Women’s 10m air rifle: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale
10m air rifle mixed team: Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal
Pistol
Men’s 10m air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema
Women’s 10m air pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu
Women’s 25m pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh
10m air pistol mixed team: Sarabjot Singh/Manu Bhaker, Arjun Singh Cheema/Rhythm Sangwan
Shotgun
Men’s trap: Prithviraj Tondaiman
Women’s trap: Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh
Men’s skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Women’s skeet: Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon
Skeet mixed team: Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Maheshwari Chauhan
Where to watch the Paris Olympics 2024?
The official broadcasting of the Paris Olympics 2024 is exclusively with Viacom18 Media Private Limited. Naturally, the French capital will be telecasted Sports18 while the live streaming will be available on the Jio Cinema app.
