Abhinav Bindra awarded prestigious Olympic Order by IOC

Current Context : Recently, Olympic gold medal winning shooter Abhinav Bindra was  awarded with Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

• The award which was presented to Bindra for his outstanding services to the Olympic Movement, will be officially handed over to him during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on August 10, a day before the closing of the Paris Olympics.
• The Olympic Order is the highest award of the IOC, given for distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement.
• Nominations are proposed by the Olympic Orders Council and decided upon by the Executive Board.

ABOUT ABHINAV BINDRA

• Bindra became India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist when he won the men’s 10m air rifle event at 2008 Beijing Games.
• He was a member of the Athlete Committee of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) from 2010 to 2020, serving as its Chair from 2014.
• He has been a member of the IOC Athlete Commission since 2018.