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Monday, August 11, 2008

Gold run from 2008

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India has come of age in sports too.

clipped from www.rediff.com
Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold
August 11, 2008 09:39 IST
Last Updated: August 11, 2008 14:06 IST

Abhinav Bindra [Images] won India's first ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10 metres air rifle event.
Bindra was fourth after qualifying but had a brilliant final round and even hit a near perfect 10.8 on his last visit to pull in front of Henri Hakkinen of Finland, who dropped to bronze with a poor final shot of 9.7.
That allowed China's Zhu Qinan, the defending Olympic champion and heavy favourite, to pass him on his final shot and win the silver medal.

"I haven't prayed so much in my life. With the second last shot they tied together and then he (Bindra) shot a 10.8. It couldn't have got better," he said.

The bespectacled shooter scoring sequence was 100, 99, 100, 98, 100 and 99.
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