Vande Mataram!!
Bindra shoots gold for India Aug 11, 2008
BEIJING : Winner of six golds in various world events, ace shooter Abhinav Bindra (25) shot 700.5 in the 10m air rifle event Mon to win the first-ever individual gold for India. India's last gold was 28 yrs ago.
Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1983) is a shooting sports person from India specialising in the field of Air rifle.
He was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games. He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001.
In the Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal.
He is a recipient of the Arjuna award in 2001 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2001-2002. Abhinav Bindra's potential talent was first spotted by Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon.
He was Bindra's first coach. Apart from being a shooter, Abhinav Bindra holds an M.B.A.He is also the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5, thus becoming the first Indian individual gold medallist at the Olympics.
He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
