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Bindra Urges India to Strengthen High-Performance System for LA Olympics After Asian Games
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CNBC TV18•05-10-2026, 01:04
Bindra Urges India to Strengthen High-Performance System for LA Olympics After Asian Games
- •Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra congratulated Indian athletes for their Asian Games performance but stressed the urgent need to strengthen the high-performance ecosystem for the Los Angeles Olympics, less than two years away.
- •India finished fourth in the medal tally with 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze), a decrease from the 106 medals and 28 golds achieved at the previous Hangzhou Games.
- •Bindra highlighted the importance of building systems that understand athletes over several years, utilizing science and data, optimizing coaching and competition planning, and managing training load to build resilient athletes.
- •He emphasized that high performance should not solely be about reacting when an athlete is close to a medal, but rather about proactive, long-term development.
- •With the LA Olympics approaching rapidly, Bindra urged immediate action to celebrate successes, honestly assess shortcomings, and intensify preparations with urgency and purpose.
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India finished in fourth place on the medal table with a total of 85 medals, which included 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze.
Abhinav Bindra urged India to build a stronger high-performance ecosystem with urgency ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics, stressing the need for better systems using science and data, early gap spotting, smart coaching, and proper training load management.
India's medal tally at the Asian Games was 21 fewer medals and seven fewer golds than the 106-medal haul achieved during the previous edition in Hangzhou, China.
