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Following in Abhinav Bindra's footsteps, new world champion Rudrankksh Patil says 'it took time to sink in'

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Cairo. In the process, Rudrankksh became only the second Indian world champion in the 10m air rifle category after Abhinav Bindra, who won gold in 2006.

Rudrankksh is overall the sixth world champion shooter from India. Among them, only Bindra went on to win an Olympics medal.

Rudrankksh’s gold has also resulted in him winning a quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Rudrankksh, lovingly known as Sai at home, is the eldest child of Balasaheb Patil, SP Palghar.

His mother, Hemangini, is a regional transport officer at Vashi in Navi Mumbai. With that kind of background, rigour and discipline are qualities that have been imbibed well.

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