Zeenews Bureau
Chandigarh: Decades of red-tapism in Indian sport seems to have taken its toll on the sportsperson as mutiny seems to be the order of the day. Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra, who has created a flutter by threatining to quit the sport, today
urged the administrators to let him follow his own training
module which has helped him become an Olympic champion.
Bindra said he was frustrated with the National Rifles
Association of India`s attitude towards him.
Bindra said he was frustrated with the National Rifles
Association of India`s attitude towards him.
The NRAI and the sports ministry though are blaming each
other for creating the confusion about Bindra`s participation
in the selection trials.
"I want to concentrate on my sport and to keep myself out
of these non productive issues, which only has an adverse
effect on my future performance," Bindra said in a statement.
The Chandigarh marksman said he was frustrated with the
turn of events which led to his exlusion from the Commonwealth
shooting championship squad.
"I was communicated through a letter by the Ministry of
Sports (MOS) in July, 2009 and September 2009 that the NRAI
had intimated that I must participate in the selection trial
in December 2009, Commonwealth shooting championship in
February 2010 and in ISSF World Cup in March 2010.
"I gave my confirmation in September 2009 about my
participation in these events. I planned my training in Europe
accordingly and came back specially in December 2009 only to
learn that there were no trials taking place.
"Subsequently the team for the Commonwealth shooting
championships February 2010 has been announced without my name
featuring in it," he said.
Bindra said he has requested both NRAI and Sports
Ministry to consider his scores in the international events
for selection.
"These events have left me very disturbed and frustrated
at the way my professional training has been discounted. In
light of these events, I have requested MOS and NRAI that my
future international results be regarded as a benchmark for my
selection, so that I can focus on my training programme and
method, which has shown great results in the past," he said.
Bindra said unless he trains his own way he can`t produce
good results.
"I don`t see the chance of future success if I am not
going to be allowed to prepare in a certain way of training
and competing that my professional team has planned. These
modules have worked very well for me in the past and have
helped me be the current world championship and Olympic
champion," he said.
Bindra added that bringing laurels for the country was
always his priority and was pained to see that his viewpoint
was not understood in its true sense.
"Ever since I took up the sport 15 years ago, I dreamt of
winning a gold medal in the air rifle shooting for the
country. It was unfortunate, that as a nation we had to wait
till 2008 to get our first individual gold medal when I took
the top step of the podium at Beijing", he said.
"My main endeavour has always been to bring glory for the
nation which had been starved for success in Olympic sports.
In my mind and heart, nothing is more important than the glory
and pride, all Indians felt as a nation when I achieved my
ultimate dream and nothing was more satisfying than seeing the
tricolour go up with the national anthem being played on 11th
August 2008, when history was created.
"It is quite unfortunate and extremely distressing to me
that my point of view is not being appreciated and respected.
The present situation leaves me very frustrated and upset and
it does not really leave me with much motivation.
It disturbs me and makes it difficult for me to focus on
the sport. Shooting is a very mental sport. I have to be in
the right frame of mind to concentrate and focus on shooting
well.
I am traveling to Europe in the coming week to consult my
team of professionals to chart out my future course of
action," he said.
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