Who was the first Indian sportsperson to win an individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games ?
Abhinav Bindra
Before 2008 all of India's Olympic gold medals had come in men's field hockey, which is a team event; no Indian had won an individual gold.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, shooter Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10 m air rifle event, becoming the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
K.D. Jadhav won bronze in wrestling at Helsinki 1952 (India's first individual medal after independence), Leander Paes won bronze in tennis at Atlanta 1996, and Neeraj Chopra won gold in javelin throw at Tokyo 2020, which was India's second individual gold, not the first.
Since Abhinav Bindra is among the given options, “None of the above” does not apply.
Abhinav Bindra option is correct.
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