Abhinav – Bharat ka!!
It started all well till the ninth shot when Hakkinen got a great shot. It went to the last shot which was a decider!! The pressure was on but the patriotism still was glittering in my mind. Deep within I felt Life’s a chance but wanted to make it a realistic fortune. It was possible only if I acted brave instead being let down in the country which is not ours.
In the silence I was able to hear the whole of India backing me, encouraging me to give that very shot which was long awaited. I knew that if there’s a chance then it’s now or it’s never!! It was matter of one shot which meant so much for the millions back at home more than it meant for me!! Before getting my hands on the trigger I was able to feel the calmness in the roar of India, the soothing feeling you get by looking at millions who were so happy, just for them I was able to smell the Success.
I had to hit a Bull’s Eye in order to bag 1st individual Gold medal for India. The thought of me at the age of 7 gripped me when I had placed a bottle on my maid’s head. I was fortunate on both occasions to hit the target but that was the beginning and this was a new one!!
Dedicated to Abhinav Bindra – “Abhinav Bharat ka!!”
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