new delhi olympic champion abhinav bindra was on thursday awarded the diploma of honour and presidents button by the international shooting sport federation issf as an acknowledgment to his contribution as an athlete to the sport the 33yearold beijing olympic gold medallist was bestowed the honour by issf president olegario vzquez raa on the sidelines of the asia olympic qualifying competition at the dr karni singh shooting range here rifle ace bindra is gunning for glory at the rio olympics having already secured a quota for the country at the quadrennial extravaganza he said his olympic preparation is headed in the right direction my preparations are going fine i am leaving for germany for training and competition and i have my team there including coach and physiotherapist bindra said he was hopeful of india sending a bigger team to the 2016 olympics than the one that travelled to london nearly four years ago we might end up having more people in rio this time he said i am happy with the progress shooting sport has made in india over the years bindra who shot to fame after clinching the gold medal in 10m air rifle in the summer of 2008 in beijing is also the chairman of issfs athletes committee