Bindra won first ever individual Gold for India in 10M Air Rifle

World Champion Abhinav Bindra creates history for India as he won the first ever individual Gold medal for India in men's 10-meter Air Rifle event in Beijing on Monday, 11th August, 2008, the 3rd day of 2008 Beijing Olympic.

The 25 year old, Bindra qualified fourth for the event, shot an overall score of 700.5 in a thrilling finale which went right down to the last shot. Bindra had shot a total of 596 out of 600, shooting a perfect 100 in 3 of the 6 rounds of the qualifiers.


In ten rounds, Bindra shot 10.7, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.6, 10.0, 10.2, 10.8 to clinch the first berth. China's Qinan Zhu won silver while Finland's Henri Hakkinen won bronze.

Bindra's historic feat makes him India's first-ever individual gold medallist, bettering the silver medal feat of double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Athens 2004.