Abhinav Bindra shot his way to country’s first individual Olympic gold, a moment he lived for the last four years, i.e., since his disappointing show in Athens. He didn’t disappoint anyone on the now historic date of 11th August 2008 as he took gold in the 10 m air rifle at the Beijing Olympics. In the last round of shots, he pulled out a 10.8, the closest one gets to a perfect 10.9 to shoot a speck on a paper that Abhinav has been staring at for a decade. This perseverance paid rich dividends. No longer will India come to the Olympics without commanding the simple courtesy of expectations placed on them.