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‘Must create a culture where hard work is rewarded’

‘Must create a culture where hard work is rewarded’

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 23, 2026 09:53 PM IST Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday became the latest sportsperson to talk about the nationwide protests over NEET paper leaks. The protesters, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan besides also demanding accountability for the NEET paper leaks earlier. The protests in the national capital had taken a violent turn a few days ago when CJP tried to march to Parliament on July 20. “My father was a professor. He was a mentor and guide to many young students. One lesson that he instilled early on was, “Failure is okay, cheating is not. Never take shortcuts.” As adults in society, we have the responsibility of shaping culture. A society which prioritises outcomes over effort will seek shortcuts over meritocracy. Today, when students feel disappointed that their hard work hasn’t been rewarded, it is understandable. Collectively, we should all work together towards ensuring they don’t feel this way again. Young India is full of dreams and energy. …

How Abhinav Bindra, Yuvraj Singh reacted to student protests

How Abhinav Bindra, Yuvraj Singh reacted to student protests

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 23, 2026 12:23 PM IST After days of nationwide protests over NEET paper leaks, India’s top athletes, including Abhinav Bindra, Yuvraj Singh, Nikhat Zareen, spoke up on the issue, stressing on the need for “dialogue” and to “work together”. The protesters, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan besides also demanding accountability for the NEET paper leaks earlier. The protests in the national capital had taken a violent turn a few days ago when CJP tried to march to Parliament on July 20. Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, did not directly mention the protests, but made his stance clear. “I have never considered myself a political person. But I do believe that some issues belong to all of us, regardless of where we stand. Education is one of them. The measure of a nation is found not only in its economy or its achievements, but in the opportunities it creates for its young people. An education system that inspires …

How did India perform when Glasgow hosted 2014 Games?

How did India perform when Glasgow hosted 2014 Games?

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Glasgow, Scotland, is set to host the Commonwealth Games for the second time in 12 years, with the 22nd edition scheduled from July 23 to August 2. Glasgow last hosted the Games in 2014, when the home nation achieved its best-ever performance with 53 medals, finishing 4th, just above India, in the medal tally. For India, that was, in fact, one of the weaker performances in recent times, as it was the only time in the last 6 editions that India finished outside the top 4. Although India won more total medals than Scotland (64), they still finished 5th in the overall standings due to fewer gold medals (15 compared to Scotland’s 19). Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who won a silver medal at the 2014 Glasgow Games, is the only medalist from that edition who is set to return for the 2026 Games. India’s Performance at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Wrestling: Most of India’s gold medals at this edition came in wrestling, with Amit Kumar, Vinesh Phogat, Sushil Kumar, Babita Kumari, and Yogeshwar Dutt …

Medals aren’t won by talent alone: Abhinav Bindra-led panel flags deep gaps in India’s sports system, presents blueprint for Olympic future | Sport-others News

Medals aren’t won by talent alone: Abhinav Bindra-led panel flags deep gaps in India’s sports system, presents blueprint for Olympic future | Sport-others News

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It’s often been said that India’s athletes have won Olympic medals in spite of the system, not because of it. Now, with India aggressively bidding for the 2036 Olympics, a task force headed by Beijing Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, is determined to rewrite that script. It has highlighted critical gaps in Indian sports administration in a 170-page report to the Government: ad-hoc decision making, weak institutional continuity, and an absence of long-term professionalism within the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and state sports departments due to “generalist civil servants” lacking sports-specific expertise. Set up by the Sports Ministry in August, the task force has also made key recommendations to fix the system. “Building strong systems and professional capacity is not separate from the goal of winning medals — it is central to it. Medals are not produced by talent alone,” Bindra told The Indian Express. “They are produced by ecosystems, which include athlete pathways, coaching, education, sports science competition planning, governance standards, integrity frameworks and administrative competence. Countries that perform consistently at the Olympics …

Sports Ministry forms Abhinav Bindra-led task force to professionalise Indian sports administration

Sports Ministry forms Abhinav Bindra-led task force to professionalise Indian sports administration

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The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) announced the formation of a Special Task Force chaired by Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra to professionalise the Indian sports ecosystem and capacity building of sports administrators. The initiative aims to build India’s first professional sports administration ecosystem, ensuring stronger governance, athlete welfare, data-driven management, a sustainable talent pipeline, and contributing to India’s goal of becoming a Top-10 sporting nation by 2036. The task force in its 170 page report to Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya identified existing challenges including fragmented and ad-hoc training systems, the absence of a professional administration cadre, limited digital tools and data-driven governance, and a lack of structured pathways for athletes to transition into governance roles. The Sports Minister on Tuesday promised to ‘implement all its recommendations’. The Task Force proposed a comprehensive national roadmap for reform across the Sports Authority of India (SAI), National Sports Federations (NSFs), and State Sports Departments. It proposed establishing a National Council for Sports Education and Capacity Building (NCSECB) to regulate, accredit and certify sports administrators nationwide. …

Abhinav Bindra’s tribute to late coach JS Dhillon: Balance between empathy and expectation defined him | Sport-others News

Abhinav Bindra’s tribute to late coach JS Dhillon: Balance between empathy and expectation defined him | Sport-others News

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My first memory of meeting Col JS Dhillon sir is coloured by the fact that he was not immediately keen to coach me. It was 1995, and I was young, unproven, and one of the many hopefuls. I remember writing to him, promising that if he agreed to take me, I would be the hardest working student he had. The letter came from a place of complete sincerity. The first meeting, facilitated by our family friend and later Punjab Sports Minister Rana Sodhi, was simple and understated, very much like him. His first lesson was not about shooting technique, but about commitment. He made it clear that talent meant little without discipline, consistency, and respect for the process. I understood on that day that if he was agreeing to coach me, it was conditional on effort, not potential. In the early days, Dhillon sir managed me with a remarkable mix of firmness and care. I was young, impatient, and eager for quick progress, while he was deeply methodical. Travelling with him and training in Chandigarh …

Abhinav Bindra’s first coach JS Dhillon passes away

Abhinav Bindra’s first coach JS Dhillon passes away

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J.S. Dhillon, the earliest coach of India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, passed away on Wednesday. Bindra revealed the same via a heartfelt message on social media. “Today, my heart is heavy. I lost my first coach, my guide, and someone who believed in me long before the world knew my name,” Bindra wrote. “Col. J. S. Dhillon was the person who gave me my earliest lessons, not just in shooting, but in life. He taught me perseverance when things felt difficult, discipline when I wanted to take shortcuts, and the value of hard work when results did not come immediately. “He never promised success. He promised that if I stayed honest to the process and gave my best every single day, the results would follow. That belief stayed with me through every challenge, every setback, and every defining moment of my career. “A part of who I am today exists because of what he taught me in those early years. For that, I will always remain deeply grateful. Rest in peace, Sir. …

Sports Ministry forms Abhinav Bindra-led task force to professionalise Indian sports administration

Are we building a culture of sport or simply celebrating individuals: Abhinav Bindra

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Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra questioned India’s worship of Individual persons, citing Argentine football legend Lionel Messi’s G.O.A.T Tour across four cities in India as an example. Messi is currently taking part in an event at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, which is his last stop in India. Earlier, he went to Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai for similar events. “I fully understand the economics of sport. I understand commercial realities global branding, and the magnetism of icons. But, as a society, are we building a culture of sport, or are we simply celebrating individuals from afar?” Abinav Bindra expressed his views via social media. Indian fans and other VIPs turned up in large numbers at these venues, eager for proximity photographs and brief glimpses of the legend, even with tickets priced as high as ₹1 crore. Bindra explained how even a fraction of such an amount can make an impact on the foundation of Indian sports if they choose wisely and not just for grand gestures. “Yes, it is people’s money earned honestly and theirs to …

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra explains why Gukesh’s results after becoming world champion are ‘normal’ | Chess News

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra explains why Gukesh’s results after becoming world champion are ‘normal’ | Chess News

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World champion Gukesh D’s form since he became the youngest man in history at the age of 18 to ascend to the throne last year in December has become a talking point in the sport. At the ongoing FIDE World Cup, he was eliminated in the third round after losing to Germany’s Frederik Svane. The now-19-year-old is also yet to win a tournament after becoming the 18th world champion in the history of chess last year. But is that a reason for worry in Gukesh’s run of results? India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra does not think so. Bindra is best suited among Indian athletes to talk about success triggering a crisis in an athlete. At the age of 25, immediately after he won the Olympic gold at Beijing 2008—which had been the singular pursuit he had dedicated his life towards for 15 years at that stage—Bindra experienced a void. It must be noted that Bindra’s and Gukesh’s cases might be different. The shooter in fact was so affected by winning gold that …

Abhinav Bindra: No doubt that Olympics will come to India, only a matter of when | Sport-others News

Abhinav Bindra: No doubt that Olympics will come to India, only a matter of when | Sport-others News

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There are winds of hope blowing through the sporting ecosystem that India could end up hosting an Olympic Games in just over a decade after the government has expressed its desire to host the quadrennial event in India in 20236. Gujarat’s Ahmedabad has already been allotted the Commonwealth Games in 2030, and it is being seen as a precursor of the Olympic Games coming to India for the first time. India’s first individual gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, has no doubt that India will host an Olympics sooner rather than later. “I think the Olympic Games will come to India. There is no doubt about it that the Games will come to India. It is a matter of timing on when they will eventually come. It is a good thing that we are bidding and we are going into that journey,” Bindra told journalists at a press conference in Goa on the sidelines of the FIDE World Cup final between China’s Wei Yi and Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov. Bindra was at the World Cup to make the …