"Abhinav trained hard abroad for the past three months. He underwent tough physical and mental training. It has been a tale of sweat, extremely hard work and keeping himself going in pressure conditions that has made Abhinav a real champion today," his father said.
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"He fought back his back problem and we put him through a commando-type of training which has given a good result."
Dr Bindra said a German doctor was dumbfounded on knowing about Abhinav's back problem, and despite that his son carried on with the single-minded aim of winning an Olympic medal.
Photograph: The medals Abhinav's won in various national and international competitions on display at his residence.
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