India's 8 youngest Olympians and how they fared during their first Games

Modified Apr 17, 2016 10:33 IST

2.Abhinav Bindra- 17 years and 352 days(Sydney 2000)

It took Abhinav Bindra 3 Olympics to finally achieve his dream of being called an Olympic medalist.

But in the Australian summer of 2000, when the Games were held in Sydney, Bindra was still a rookie, amidst a plethora of other stars on view and aged 17, was India's youngest member among the 65-member contingent that had taken the long flight to Australia.

He didn't have the greatest of times at the event, finishing 11th in the Men's 10m Air Rifle event with a tally of 590.

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