Abhinav Bindra wins India's first ever individual Olympic gold in Beijing Olympics 2008

World champion Abhinav Bindra wins India’s first ever individual gold at the Olympic Games by winning the gold medal at the men’s 10m air rifle event in Beijing on Monday.

Bindra, a Khel Ratna awardee, finished the qualifying event joint fourth with Romania’s George Alin Moldoveanu after the duo shot a score of 596/600.

Earlier, Bindra ended the poor run of Indian shooters at the Beijing Olympics by qualifying for the men’s 10m air rifle event finals. Bindra, a Khel Ratna awardee, finished the qualifying event joint fourth with Romania’s George Alin Moldoveanu after the duo shot a score of 596/600.

The bespectacled shooter managed a series of 100,99,100,98,100 and 99.