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Fri 13 Jan 12: Abhinav Bindra has won gold at the Asian Shooting Championships.

Abhinav Bindra is India's only individual Olympic gold medallist

The 10 metre air rifle shooter overcame flu to finish ahead of previous champion Zhu Qinan of China.

He started in some style, dropping just three points to secure qualification to the final with a score of 597/600 where his score of 104.1 was enough to gift Bindra his first Asian Championship title.

According to the Hindustan Times, Bindra said: "It was a good result. It doesn't help me but it does not hurt me either."

His coach Heinz Reinkemeier was more enthusiastic: "I am happy with the win. We are building up towards London 2012 and this is exactly the result we wished for. We are satisfied with the outcome," he said.

Fri 18 Nov 11: Abhinav Bindra has beaten Gagan Narang to win gold at the Indian Shooting Championships (Times of India).

Narang won the 10m air rifle gold medal at last year's Commonwealth Games and poses a serious challenge to Abhinav's Olympic title.

When asked about his form ahead of the London Games, Abhinav said: "It's different. It's going to be hard, but I am training hard, giving my best".

Tue 01 Nov 11: Abhinav Bindra was granted the honorary title of Lieutenant Colonel in India's Territorial Army (Times of India).

Abhinav Bindra (R) and Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni face the press after receiving their honorary titles

"Of course it is a huge honour and I am very humbled to have received such an honour, it is extremely humbling," Abhinav said.

Thu 20 Oct 11: Abhinav Bindra has won silver at the Asian Airgun Championships in Kuwait (India Today).

Sat 18 Jun 11: Abhinav has qualified for the London Olympics after he finished eighth at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup in Munich.

"Winning the berth was far more important than the medal. I did the hard work in the shoot off. Quota is bigger, everything else is secondary," Abhinav told the Indian Express .

Abhinav may still have to take part in trials for India's Olympic shooting team but he is one step closer to defending his title.

Sat 14 May 11: Abhinav failed to make the final of the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA. Improving on his last two results however, he finished 14th at the tournament in Georgia, USA.

Sat 09 Apr 11: After coming 27th at the ISSF World Cup in Korea, Abhinav said on Twitter : "Life has its roses and thorns. We must accept both."

Sun 27 Mar 11: Abhinav finished 23rd at the ISSF World Cup in Sydney. He fired a disappointing 593/600 in the 10m air rifle event.

Sun 20 Feb 11: Abhinav won gold at the French Grand Prix in Fleury Les Aubrais. He scored a total of 698.9 to beat France's Valerian Sauveplane by 0.6 points.

Thu 17 Feb 11: Abhinav has been issued an ultimatum by the National Rifle Association of India (Sify) to appear at the the 34th National Games or risk his place in the squad at upcoming World Cups.

Mon 13 Dec 10: Abhinav Bindra's fellow shooters have elected him to represent their interests on the ISSF's four-member Athletes Committee.

Sat 13 Nov 10: At the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Abhinav Bindra controversially failed to qualify for the final of the individual 10m air rifle final. However, India won silver in the 10m air rifle team event.

Thu 14 Oct 10: Following India's unprecedented success at the Commonwealth Games, Abhinav Bindra is now hoping that Indians will look to excel in sports other than cricket.

Wed 06 Oct 10: Abhinav Bindra could only get silver in the 10m air rifle final, losing to his pairs partner Gagan Narang.

Gagan Narang beats Abhinav Bindra to the 10m air rifle gold (UK users only)

Gagan Narang broke his own world record to win with 703.6 points whilst Abhinav Bindra was forced to settle for silver with 698 points.

Tue 05 Oct 10:Abhinav Bindra has won India's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games.

Two days after leading India at the opening ceremony, Abhinav and his partner Gagan Narang won the 10m air rifle pairs by shooting 1193 points.

They broke their own Games record of 1,189 points set at Melbourne four years ago.

"It was always important for us to do well on home ground," said 28-year-old Bindra. "It gives us a good start and hopefully, we will have many more medals in the coming days."

Wed 25 Aug 10: Ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Abhinav Bindra has been selected as a brand ambassador for the games.

Sat 31 Jul 10: Abhinav came 25th in the 10m air rifle final at the ISSF World Championship in Munich, the competition he won in 2006.

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