10 legendary athletes who we bid goodbye to at the Rio Olympics

Abhinav Bindra

Bindra provided India’s greatest individual performance at the Olympics when he shot for Gold in Beijing.

Abhinav Bindra will forever hold a special spot in the heart of every Indian as he provided a performance for the ages in the 2008 Beijing Olympics to win India’s first – and only – individual gold medal at the Games – 1st place in the 10m air rifle (60 shots) men.

The shooter – the Indian contingent’s flag bearer in the Opening ceremony – performed admirably in Rio and was eliminated in truly heartbreaking fashion as he lost a tie-breaker to finish in fourth place and miss out on a podium finish.

Bindra had announced his retirement going into the Games and while the loss must sting, this is goodbye for India’s greatest individual Olympian.