JAI SAI RAM
CONGRATS ! 1st gold for India by Abhinav Bindra in shooting
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First Gold medal after 1980 and first individual gold medal .
Beijing, August 11:: World champion Abhinav Bindra clinched India's first ever individual gold medal at the Olympics, winning 10m air rifle event at the Beijing Games on Monday.
The 25-year-old, who qualified fourth for the event, shot an overall score of (596+140.5) 700.5 in a thrilling finale which went right down to the last shot.
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.
"He is the best shooter in the world and I think his is a morale boosting feat for everyone in the contingent," a jubilant Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi said after Bindra's win.
"We are all very happy. He is a very hardworking athlete. The entire shooting contingent is celebrating. We are very proud of him and it is just the beginning," national coach Sunny Thomas said.
"Abhinav is a very calm and composed guy and doesn't get very excited," Thomas added.
Bindra, a Khel Ratna awardee, had earlier won the gold medal in 2002 Commonwealth Games in the pairs event and silver in the individual event.
Earlier, Gagan Narang had failed to qualify for the finals of the same event after falling short in the count-back.
The silver in the event went to Chinese Zhu Qinan (699.7) while Finland's Henri Hakkinen (699.4) had to be content with a bronze.
Olympic shooting men's 10m air rifle overall result in Beijing:
1. Abhinav Bindra (India): 700.5 points
2. Zhu Qinan (China): 699.7
3. Henri Hakkinen (Finland): 699.4
4. Alin George Moldoveanu (Romania): 698.9
5. Konstantin Prikhodtchenko (Russia): 698.4 SO
6. Peter Sidi (Hungary): 698.4 SO
7. Stevan Pletikosic (Serbia): 697.7
8. Serguei Kruglov (Russia): 697.0
(SO = Position determined by shoot-off)
yeserday he qualified for final
World champion Abhinav Bindra ended the poor run of Indian shooters at the Beijing [Images] Olympics [Images] by qualifying for the men's 10 metres air rifle event final in Beijing on Monday morning.
Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in men's 10 metre air rifle event of the shooting competition at Beijing Olympics on Monday morning.
The medal is India's first individual gold, and the first since 1980, when the hockey team emerged triumphant in Moscow .
Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.
China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens 2004, won the silver medal with a total score of 699.7.
The bronze medal was won by Finland's Henri Hakkinen, who was leading the field after the qualification round, but was unable to hold off Bindra and Zhu in the final.
Bindra held his nerve to score 10.8 on the 10th and final shot, while Zhu shot 10.5 and Hakkinen fell back with a poor score of 9.7.
Earlier, Bindra ended the poor run of Indian shooters at the Olympics by qualifying for the men's 10 metres air rifle event final.
However, Gagan Narang failed to make the final cut in the same event as he finished ninth with a score of 595/600. Narang shot a series of 97, 100, 100, 100, 98, 100.
Bindra, a Khel Ratna winner, finished the qualifying event joint-fourth with Romania's George Alin Moldoveanu in the qualification round. The duo had a score of 596/600.
Shooting
Shooting Events Date Round Result
08/11; 10m Air Rifle Final Gold; 700.5 (1st)
08/10 Men's M 10m air rifle (60 shots)Qualification 596.0 (4th - Qualified)
Abhinav Bindra wins Olympics 2008 Gold Medal for India in Shooting
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PROFILE
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Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1983) is an Indian shooting sports person and CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh. As a shooter, he specialises in the field of Air rifle. On August 11, 2008 he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and the first gold medal for India since 1980.
At the age of 15, Abhinav Bindra was the youngest participant at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and two years later he was the youngest shooter 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. Abhinav also holds an MBA (Masters in Business Administration).
Beijing Olympics Gold Medal
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 ever 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.
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.
SAI RAM
JAI SAI RAM
CONGRATS ! 1st gold for India by Abhinav Bindra in shooting
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First Gold medal after 1980 and first individual gold medal .
Beijing, August 11:: World champion Abhinav Bindra clinched India's first ever individual gold medal at the Olympics, winning 10m air rifle event at the Beijing Games on Monday.
The 25-year-old, who qualified fourth for the event, shot an overall score of (596+140.5) 700.5 in a thrilling finale which went right down to the last shot.
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.
"He is the best shooter in the world and I think his is a morale boosting feat for everyone in the contingent," a jubilant Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi said after Bindra's win.
"We are all very happy. He is a very hardworking athlete. The entire shooting contingent is celebrating. We are very proud of him and it is just the beginning," national coach Sunny Thomas said.
"Abhinav is a very calm and composed guy and doesn't get very excited," Thomas added.
Bindra, a Khel Ratna awardee, had earlier won the gold medal in 2002 Commonwealth Games in the pairs event and silver in the individual event.
Earlier, Gagan Narang had failed to qualify for the finals of the same event after falling short in the count-back.
The silver in the event went to Chinese Zhu Qinan (699.7) while Finland's Henri Hakkinen (699.4) had to be content with a bronze.
Olympic shooting men's 10m air rifle overall result in Beijing:
1. Abhinav Bindra (India): 700.5 points
2. Zhu Qinan (China): 699.7
3. Henri Hakkinen (Finland): 699.4
4. Alin George Moldoveanu (Romania): 698.9
5. Konstantin Prikhodtchenko (Russia): 698.4 SO
6. Peter Sidi (Hungary): 698.4 SO
7. Stevan Pletikosic (Serbia): 697.7
8. Serguei Kruglov (Russia): 697.0
(SO = Position determined by shoot-off)
yeserday he qualified for final
World champion Abhinav Bindra ended the poor run of Indian shooters at the Beijing [Images] Olympics [Images] by qualifying for the men's 10 metres air rifle event final in Beijing on Monday morning.
Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in men's 10 metre air rifle event of the shooting competition at Beijing Olympics on Monday morning.
The medal is India's first individual gold, and the first since 1980, when the hockey team emerged triumphant in Moscow .
Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.
China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens 2004, won the silver medal with a total score of 699.7.
The bronze medal was won by Finland's Henri Hakkinen, who was leading the field after the qualification round, but was unable to hold off Bindra and Zhu in the final.
Bindra held his nerve to score 10.8 on the 10th and final shot, while Zhu shot 10.5 and Hakkinen fell back with a poor score of 9.7.
Earlier, Bindra ended the poor run of Indian shooters at the Olympics by qualifying for the men's 10 metres air rifle event final.
However, Gagan Narang failed to make the final cut in the same event as he finished ninth with a score of 595/600. Narang shot a series of 97, 100, 100, 100, 98, 100.
Bindra, a Khel Ratna winner, finished the qualifying event joint-fourth with Romania's George Alin Moldoveanu in the qualification round. The duo had a score of 596/600.
Shooting
Shooting Events Date Round Result
08/11; 10m Air Rifle Final Gold; 700.5 (1st)
08/10 Men's M 10m air rifle (60 shots)Qualification 596.0 (4th - Qualified)
Abhinav Bindra wins Olympics 2008 Gold Medal for India in Shooting
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Qckb1qwsE
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Qckb1qwsE
PROFILE
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Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1983) is an Indian shooting sports person and CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh. As a shooter, he specialises in the field of Air rifle. On August 11, 2008 he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and the first gold medal for India since 1980.
At the age of 15, Abhinav Bindra was the youngest participant at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and two years later he was the youngest shooter 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. Abhinav also holds an MBA (Masters in Business Administration).
Beijing Olympics Gold Medal
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 ever 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.
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.
SAI RAM
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अभिनव को सलाम, नमस्ते, शुक्रिया, धन्यवाद सौ-सौ बार..........
कर खुद को बुलंद इतना
कि खुदा तुझसे पूछे
बता तेरी रजा़ क्या है ..........
चंडीगढ़ के अभिनव बिंद्रा ने ओलंपिक खेलों में पुरुषों की १० मीटर एयर रायफल में स्वर्ण पदक जीतकर भारत का सर गर्व से ऊंचा कर दिया है । बिंद्रा ने एक ओर जहॉ भारत मे पिछले २८ सालों से चले आ रहे स्वर्ण पदक के अकाल को खत्म किया है , वहीं दूसरी ओर बिंद्रा ने के ११२ साल के इतिहास में भारत को पहला व्यक्तिगत स्वर्ण पदक दिलाकर एक इतिहास रच दिया है। विश्व पटल पर भारत का झंडा बुलंद करने वाला यह नौजवान आज समूचे भारत का मान बन गया है । तभी तो बिंद्रा की इस महान उपलब्धि पर सबने इनामों की बर्सात कर दी है।
लेकिन बानगी तो देखिए कि २५ साल के बिंद्रा अपनी इस महान जीत पर एक्दम तटस्थ हैं। उनके चेहरे पर खुशी के भाव हैं किंतु पागलपन नहीं है, लगता है बिन्द्रा इससे भी कुछ और ज्यादा करने की तमन्ना रखते हैं । संयम, समर्पण, शालीनता, जुनून, जज्बा और एकाग्रता की प्रतिमूर्ति बिंद्रा की सफलता का मूलमंत्र भी शायद यही है कि हर हाल में अपनी भावनाओं पर काबू रखो और अर्जुन की तरह चिडि़या की ऑख पर नजर रखो । बेहतर होगा कि हमारे अन्य खिलाडी़ भी अपने खेल जीवन में इसी मूलमंत्र को अपना लेंगे तो जो आज बिंद्रा ने सपना साकार कर दिखाया है वह वे भी कर सकते हैं ।
देखिए तो बिंद्रा ने अपनी जीत पर कितनी गूढ़ बात कही है, उन्होंने कहा है कि ”यह जीत रोमांचकारी है और मैं समझता हूं कि इससे भविष्य में भारतीय खिलाडि़यों के ओलंपिक अभियान को प्रेरणा मिलेगी। मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि भारतीय खिलाडि़यों की सोच बदल जाएगी। अभी तक देश में ओलंपिक खेल खिलाडि़यों की उच्च प्राथमिकता नहीं रही है, पर अब लोगों की सोच बदलेगी सच्मुच यदि देश का हर खिलाडी़ ऎसा सोच ले तो देश का नाम रोशन होने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता। वैसे भी हमारे देश में प्रतिभाओं की कोई कमी नहीं है, बस जरूरत है जुनून, जज्बा और एकाग्रता की।
बहरहाल, हम बिंद्रा से भी यही उम्मीद रखते हैं कि वे अपने इस विजय अभियान को जारी रखने की दिशा में काम करते रहें, पूरा भारत उनके साथ है।
धन्य है बिंद्रा के माता-पिता और धन्य है हमारा भारत देश !
विजयी विश्व बिंद्रा हमारा,
बढ़्ता जाए यही नारा हमारा ।
अपना सांई प्यारा सांई सबसे न्यारा अपना सांई
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