PANJIM, Nov. 25 -- AJIT JOHN

Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, visited the FIDE Chess World Cup in Goa, offering candid insights into sport, the handling of pressure and India's sporting trajectory. This visit marked Bindra's first time attending a chess championship in person, and he expressed his delight at seeing an event of such global stature hosted in the State. He quipped that while he closely follows chess players, he lacks the expertise to understand the game's technical complexities. When asked about similarities in the rise of shooting and chess in India, Bindra disagreed with the notion that shooting lacked glamour. He emphasised that while both are mentally demanding, they are fundamentally dif...