India’s most decorated shooter  and golden got Abhinav Bindra retired from the sport after missing out on another Olympic medal ,Abhinav came  fourth in the 10m air rifle event in Rio de Janeirio at the Olympic Shooting Centre on Monday, August 8 and missed to clinch a bronze to  whisker.

Though Bindra lost one of the biggest chance of his life but still he managed to keep calm and did not broke up  and did not show his emotions.

“It is my job to be composed. I do not want to break down in front of you. I knew this was coming and I am at peace with it. I did my best but ended up fourth. No medal but very close. Had a good day, but it didn’t pay off,” Bindra told reporters after the end of the event at Rio Olympics.

Bindra will be soon 34 and he made clear that there are no chances of him to be back on the shooting range.

 “I am done, I have announced my retirement, so there is no reconsideration. I am not going to shoot again. This is it. I support youngsters already. I support 30 young shooters through my foundation. I will try and do the best I can,” he said.

And when he was asked about whether he will be doing hobby shooting  this is what he said “”I am turning that into a vegetable garden. Are you serious? he was asked, “don’t I look like a serious person,” he replied.”

And when he was asked to comment about other Indian athletes he said “”Not at this juncture. It’s not my job to become their coaches. They have their support staff,”

This was the fifth Olympic for Bindra .he started his Olympic journey in Sydney back in 2000 and ended in Rio .and being the only golden shooter for India is really a pride  and It’s really  the end of an era and Indian fans will have to find new reasons to watch the sport.

And Here’s how Twitter reacted after 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist’s last Olympic hurrah:

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