Olympic gold medal profitable shooter Abhinav Bindra was on Monday awarded with Olympic Order by the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC).
The award which was introduced to Bindra for his excellent companies to the Olympic Motion, will likely be formally handed over to him through the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on August 10, a day earlier than the closing of the Paris Olympics.
“It’s with nice pleasure that I inform you that the IOC Government Board has determined to award you with the Olympic Order in your excellent companies to the Olympic Motion,” said a letter addressed to Bindra which was dated July 20.
Congratulations to @Abhinav_Bindra on being awarded the Olympic Order for excellent contributions to the Olympic Motion!
His achievement fills us with delight and is really well-deserved.
His identify alone has impressed generations of shooters and Olympians. pic.twitter.com/w8i6Ykr09X
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) July 22, 2024
The Olympic Order is the very best award of the IOC, given for distinguished contributions to the Olympic Motion. It’s awarded to acknowledge a person who has illustrated the Olympic perfect by way of his/her motion, has achieved outstanding advantage within the sporting world, or has rendered excellent companies to the Olympic trigger, both by way of his personal private achievement or his contribution to the event of sport. Nominations are proposed by the Olympic Orders Council and determined upon by the Government Board.
Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya additionally congratulated Bindra, tweeting, “Congratulations to @Abhinav_Bindra on being awarded the Olympic Order for excellent contributions to the Olympic Motion! “His achievement fills us with delight and is really well-deserved. His identify alone has impressed generations of shooters and Olympians.”
Bindra grew to become India’s first particular person Olympic gold medallist when he gained the lads’s 10m air rifle occasion at 2008 Beijing Video games.
He was a member of the Athlete Committee of the Worldwide Taking pictures Sport Federation (ISSF) from 2010 to 2020, serving as its Chair from 2014. He has been a member of the IOC Athlete Fee since 2018.
(With company inputs)