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Abhinav Bindra withdraws from Afro-Asian Games
Chandigarh, Oct 23: Ace rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra has withdrawn from the shooting events of the first Afro-Asian Games being held in Hyderabad on the advice of his coaches in America.
Chandigarh, Oct 23: Ace rifle shooter Abhinav Bindra
has withdrawn from the shooting events of the first Afro-Asian
Games being held in Hyderabad on the advice of his coaches in
America.
Bindra, who had been undergoing training in Colorado
springs for next year's Olympics, has pulled out of the games
since he would be left with little time to recover from jetlag
after the long journey from the us, a press release from the
shooter's family said here today.
Bindra was to arrive in Delhi today and his decision to
withdraw from the games had been conveyed to the national
rifle association of India by national coach Prof Sunny
Thomas, the release claimed.
Bureau Report