Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Olympic gold medallist was conferred with shooting's highest award by the ISSF at the General Assembly in Munich. The Arjuna awardee on receiving the prestigious Blue Cross took to Twitter to express that he feels "extremely humbled." The 36-year-old Bindra had created history during the Beijing Olympics when he became the first Indian individual to clinch a gold medal.

Israel's only Olympics gold medallist Gal Fridman has announced he would sell the medal, saying he needs the money. The 43-year-old wrote on Facebook he was looking for an expert on eBay "who understands how to auction a rare item, the only one of its kind in Israel." Gal won the gold medal in the windsurfing competition at 2004 Olympics.

Saurabh Chaudhary claimed the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event at the Youth Olympic Games here Wednesday, capping off the Indian shooting team’s best-ever outing in the mega event on a rousing note. The 16-year-old Chaudhary shot 244.2 to finish on top of the podium ahead of South Korea’s Sung Yunho (236.7). Switzerland’s Solari Jason bagged the bronze with 215.6.