14 August : The Vice President of India Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari has said that sports is not glamour, it is sheer hard work. He was speaking after meeting Shri Abhinav Bindra, the first ever individual Gold Medal winner for India at the Olympic Games who called on the Vice President here today. Congratulating to Bindra, the Vice President said that he is extremely proud of the achievement of Shri Bindra at Beijing and hoped that in future Indian players would win more medals in Olympic Games.The Vice President said that the grand success of Shri Bindra proves that if the three important things that are family support, state support and zeal to achieve for the country combine together lead to sure success.
The Vice President said however winning mere one gold medal does not reflect the expectation of a vast population like us.
The Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Shri M.S. Gill, Shri & Smt. A.S. Bindra, parents of Shri Abhinav Bindra were also present.