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Abhinav Bindra chosen as India's flagbearer at Rio Olympics

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BySaketh RVK, SportsCafe Editor

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Abhinav Bindra, India’s only individual Olympic gold medalis🌄t, has been chosen 🃏as the flagbearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Rio Games. Participating in his fifth Olympics, the shooter has been confirmed by the IOA as choice to lead the contingent on August 5.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist is also one of the goodwill ambassadors of the Indian contingent for the Rio Games and is actively working towards inspiring and helping athletes to give their best at the Games. He is the first and the only individual Olympic 🐻gold medalisꦦt from India at the quadrennial event.

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“He is India's only singular gold medall๊ist, he is a📖lso in the executive board of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). We feel it's a just decision, a wise decision and we whole-heartedly support it,” The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh told the PTI.

Two-time medalist, wr🦄estler Sushil Ku🎀mar was the flag-bearer at the 2012 London Games.

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