New Delhi, Aug 8: Abhinav Bindra, the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist, missed a medal at the ongoing Rio Games, finishing fourth in the men's 10m Air Rifle competition at the shooting centre in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
With his loss, India's medal hopes received a major setback with officials saying that their expectations of a double-digit tally looks unreachable.
(Rio 2016: Abhinav Bindra finishes 4th in 10m Air Rifle Final, misses out on Bronze)
Following Abhinav Bindra's exit from the competition, Indian sports fraternity-led by Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the shooter for his journey so far.
The sports persons hailed Bindra for his impressive performance in the final and felt he was unlucky for not making it to the final three, that would have assured at least a bronze medal for him.
Here is what the sportspersons, commentators had to say on Twitter:
Well tried and hard luck in #Rio2016. We are proud of all your achievements @Abhinav_Bindra and what you have done for India.
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 8, 2016
Once a champ,always a champ! Loads of congrats & thanks for giving us those golden moments @Abhinav_Bindra good luck pic.twitter.com/7nkUA9pFKQ
— aditi tyagi (@aditi_tyagi) August 8, 2016