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. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5. In the finals, he started with a shot of 10.7, and none of his shots were below 10.0.[10] Bindra was tied with Henri Hakkinen heading into his final shot. Bindra scored his highest of the finals - 10.8 while Hakkinen came with his worst performance of the finals (9.7) to settle for Bronze medal.
This was India's first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years, since the Men's Hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Bindra booked his place in the 2008 Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships with a score of 699.1
Abhinav Bindra personal bloghttp://abhinavbindra.blogspot.com/
Link: Profile at Olympics Desk http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/205955.shtml
Profile at iloveindia Desk
http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/shooting/shooters/abhinav-bindra.html
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http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/07/25/stories/2006072507132000.htm
