Abhinav Bindra wins Gold Medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics

Indian shooting star 25 years old Abhinav Bindra wins India’s first ever individual gold at the Olympic Games by winning the men’s 10m air rifle event.

Abhinav Bindra Bejing Olympic Gold

Bindra finished with 700.5 points. Zhu, the 2004 Gold Medalist from Athenes Olympics, had 699.7 points. Hakkinen got the bronze with 699.4 points. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5.

Congrats to Abhinav Bindra for taking Indian shooting sports to another new level. This is India’s first gold medal since 1980.

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#1 Anonymous on 08.12.08 at 12:00 am

WE ARE PROUD OF YOU ABHINAV…