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India Today Conclave 2017: Abhinav Bindra and Deepa Malik on their journey as two of India's biggest sporting icons

Abhinav Bindra, Beijing Olympics Gold medal winner and India's most decorated shooter, revealed he was fighting epilepsy during the Rio Games. Speaking at the India Today Conclave, Bindra said he had been suffering since the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

However, despite the odds, Bindra qualified for the finals of the men's 10 metre air rifle final event in Rio last August.

But Bindra, who was a bright medal prospect for India, narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the final at the Olympic Shooting Centre.

Meanwhile, Deepa Malik, who became the first Indian to win a Paralympic Silver medal in Rio, talked about her early struggles and looked back at the time when she was given a difficult choice.

Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2017, Deepa said: "In 1999, there was a choice given to me, repetitive tumours... we can either make you live, or make you walk. Otherwise the tumour will spread to your head. My body could be paralyzed, I never chose my soul to be paralysed. In 1999, my husband was at war... hospital was full war injured soldiers... they were proud of their injuries."

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