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For India, it was the first Olympic individual gold.

Monday was a big day for India, when shooter Bindra nailed the gold medal in the men’s 10-meter air rifle at the Beijing Olympics.

Throughout its history, India won a few gold medals, all from the men’s hockey, with the last one coming from the Moscow Olympics 28 years ago.

“It was fantastic, a historic moment,” said the 26-year-old.

Bindrea was ranked third with 596 points after the qualification round where Henri Hakkinen of Finland, with 598, and defending champion Zhu Qinan of China, with 597, ranked first and second respectively.

Gold medalist in the 2006 Zagreb World Championships, Bindra pulled up his slacks from the beginning of the final, impressing spectators with a 10.7 in the first shot.

Source [ ChinaView ]