INDIA'S FIRST OYMPIC GOLD MEDAL(2008)

BEIJING
The 2008 summer Olympic games is officially called as XXIX Olympiad is the major international multi sport event which is celebrated in Beijing,the country of china from august 8 to august 24

ABHINAV BINDRA ACHIEVES

Abhinav bindra won the Olympic gold medal for the 10-meter air rifle event here on Monday. India's first individual Olympic gold and sending the nation into raptures . The gold was an improvement on the silver which is won by double trap marksman Rajyavardhan singh Rathore in the Athens Olympics.It was also a fifth individual medal for India in Olympics

1. Tennis ace Leander Paes won the single bronze in Atlanta in 1996.
2. Lifter kanam malleswari won the bronze in Sydney in 2000.
3. wrestler K.D.Jadhav won the bronze in 1952.

Indian hockey has won the eight gold medals,it's the dream achievement for India. but Hockey team failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympic.In Beijing abhinav missed the last of his 60shots before the final and was placed fourth with 596 at the end of qualification series,two points behind the leaders.He moved into the medal bracket after the first of 10shots in the final,and moved upto the silver after the third shot.He had the gold in control after the 7th shot and was tied for the gold with Henri Hakkinen of Finland after the penultimate shot.

All the waiting with nerves state as the event telecast live, Abhinav released the last shot, the first to do the so among the eight finalist for the near perfect 10.8. The gold having been clinched by the Indian the Chinese defending champion and Olympic record holder, Zhu Qinan,had to settle for silver medal with 10.5 last shot and Finn got the Bronze with 9.7 last shot