Abhinav Bindra looking for the double

For India's only individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Games is history as he has now set his sights on this year's quadrennial extravaganza in London.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a promotional programme at Udayan in Barrackpore on the outskirts of the city, Bindra said India's prospects in shooting looked bright this time around. "Past is history, everybody has forgotten it. I know past was great but it does not help me now. I can't replicate my past. I am living in the present. We have the highest participation this time. Each individual is a champion and I am hoping for the best," the gold medal winner in the 10-metre air rifle event in the Beijing Games said of India's 11-member contingent.

Bindra said it would be a first time experience in London and he would go there next month to assess the conditions.

The four-time Olympic further said that the Abhinav Bindra Foundation, came up in 2009, was going in the right direction. INDIAN EXPRESS