 In the 2004 Athens Olympics, he established a new Olympic record but did not win any medal.He scored 597 in the qualification round and was placed third, preceded by Qinan Zhu (599 – new Olympic Record) and Li Jie (598).In the finals, Abhinav finished with 97.6 points, last in the field of eight, was the only player with less than 100 points, and dropped to the seventh position.