Chandigarh:The country's sole individual Olympics gold medallist, shooter Abhinav Bindra, on Thursday accepted the Balbir Singh Senior Chair Professorship in the Department of Physical Education of Panjab University here.

A university spokesman said Bindra has given his acceptance to the professorship with effect from January 13 this year.

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The Panjab University Syndicate, at its meeting held on November 27 last year, had approved Bindra's name for India's first Olympic torch bearer Balbir Singh Senior Chair Professorship for a period of three years.

Bindra won the country's first individual gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.