[Olympics 2008] The Golden face of India

http://www.ibnlive.com/olympicsnews/abhinav-bindra-wins-olympic-gold/70827-29.html

Excerpts from IBNLive:

Abhinav Bindra has done what no one has ever done for India at the Olympics. He won the first-ever individual gold medal in men's 10m air rifle event on Monday morning.

China's Qinan Zhu won the silver while the bronze went to Henri Hakkinen of Finland.

Earlier in the day the world champion had qualified for the men's 10m air rifle event finals.

However, Gagan Narang failed to make the final cut in the same event finishing ninth with a score of 595/600.

Narang shot a series of 97,100,100,100,98,100.

Bindra, a Khel Ratna awardee, finished the qualifying event joint fourth with Romania's George Alin Moldoveanu after the duo shot a score of 596/600.

The bespectacled shooter managed a series of 100,99,100,98,100 and 99.