New Delhi, Jan 6 (UNI) Abhinav Shaw, who became the youngest gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth Games in 2019, wouldn't have known that his career path was chosen on the day he was born.
Shaw's father Rupesh Kumar Shaw named Abhinav after India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and decided that his son would become a shooter. Rupesh, who is a home tutor, also had a stint in shooting. He played in the 10m air pistol event for East Zone.
"I decided that Abhinav would be a shooter on the day he was born. Abhinav was born in the year 2008, the year when Abhinav Bindra won the gold at the Beijing Olympics. Our son is named after the great Abhinav Bindra.