I don't think so. Asians are bad in track and fields. That's why 110m hurdle runner Liu Xiang is China's hero. I hope he can get a gold this time. He is under huge presure.
India Wins First Individual Gold During Shooting Competition
August 13 2008, 1:32 AM
India won its first-ever gold medal in individual competition Monday as 25-year-old businessman Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10-meter air-rifle competition.
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Immediately, Mr. Bindra, chief executive of a computer-games equipment company in the city of Chandigarh, was hailed as a national hero. The Minister of Railways awarded him and a companion a free, lifetime rail pass to travel in a first-class, air-conditioned compartment. The Board of Control for Cricket in India, cricket's governing body and the most powerful sporting institution in the country, said it would give Mr. Bindra a cash award of about $62,500.
From left: Silver winner Zhu Qinan of China, gold winner Abhinav Bindra of India and bronze winner Henri Hakkinen of Finland celebrate with their medals on the podium following the men's 10m air rifle shooting finals.
His victory also may engage India in the Olympics after a decidedly ho-hum reception to the Games so far, aside from widely held admiration for archrival China for the efficiency and spectacle of the opening ceremony. The India-Sri Lanka cricket match is taking much of the limelight. It doesn't help that DD Sports, the Indian government-run channel broadcasting the Games, makes some unusual spectator choices: The U.S.-China basketball game, one of the highlights so far, was frequently interrupted for women's judo, even though the judo featured no Indians.
Samshad Ali, a 20-year-old student at a computer institute in New Delhi, said he felt "happy and proud" on hearing of Mr. Bindra's gold medal. He quickly messaged his friends from his mobile phone and they congratulated each other.
"This will give great passion and encouragement to all the sportsmen in this country," said Mr. Ali. "By next Olympics, India will be among the U.S. and China, on the top of the medal tally."
Besides since you NRIs are not in India you may not know much about it. Bhindra was unable to lift a rifle- forget competing- for months because of severe illness and injury. It was his luck that he belongs to a rich family and was able to afford to spend Rs. 1 crore annualy on training, the facilities which should have been provided by the Govt. of India.
Mr Bindra looks like he would be more at home infront of his PC, the computer Geek!
The baby face assasin!
"if Christiannity and Turkish occupation hadn't stopped the Greek civilization from its advanced progress in mathematics , chemistry and physics the Greeks could have been to space 600 years before the Americans"
(Arthur C. Clarke)
6 words for the Turks to remember:-
Eurofighter TBA (Air dominance fighter)
S-300PMU-1 (unrivalled SAM technology)
SCALP (First Strike capability)
Leopard GR2 (Latest Gen Competitive MBT)
ERIEYE (AEW&C capability)
Type 214 (has AIP technology )
There are 3 more boxers in the fray. Before you dismiss them bear in mind that one boxer- Akhil Kumar- beat the current world champion, a Russian boxer. They already moved into the quarters.
^^mr hendi beggar nation ur kumaran lossing biiiiiig timees to moldovan persons lol
its BIG SHAME for 1/6 of humans worldwide to win their first ever individual gold in olympics in more than 8 decades its BIG SHAME
^^mr hendi beggar nation ur kumaran lossing biiiiiig timees to moldovan persons lol
its BIG SHAME for 1/6 of humans worldwide to win their first ever individual gold in olympics in more than 8 decades its BIG SHAME
You bangladeshi sand eatin mud spittin cretin crawlin topside nudity backside sore bottom penetrated gay arab dildo arab arse lickin fish spittin bangladeshi lungi dweller grass smelling garbage culture, go and read some facts first.
India won 8 olympic gold medals in hockey itself. it won 6 hockey gold in 6 consecutive attempts, a record that wont be possible for any country to break.
While we Indians celebrate our first individual gold, go and mourn that Bangladeshis dont even know what Olympics mean.
NEW DELHI: Sushil Kumar won the bronze medal after beating Kazakhstan's wrestler in a play-off in the men's 66 kg freestyle wrestling through repechage round at the Beijing Olympics.
Earlier, India's ace freestyle grappler Sushil Kumar lost ion the first round to Ukraine’s Andriy Stadnik in the men's 66 kg freestyle event.
Stadnik started of well as he earned the first point while Sushil levelled it soon but the tough Ukrainian took the lead again as he led the first round 2-1.
Stadnik strengthened his lead by scoring quick six points in the second round while Sushil didn't even score a lone point against his mighty Ukrainian opponent.
Eventually Sushil made it to the Olympics after making it to the quarter-finals of the World wrestling championship, where he lost to Stadnik from a convincing margin of 4-15.
"You bangladeshi sand eatin mud spittin cretin crawlin topside nudity backside sore bottom penetrated gay arab dildo arab arse lickin fish spittin bangladeshi lungi dweller grass smelling garbage culture, go and read some facts first.
India won 8 olympic gold medals in hockey itself. it won 6 hockey gold in 6 consecutive attempts, a record that wont be possible for any country to break.
While we Indians celebrate our first individual gold, go and mourn that Bangladeshis dont even know what Olympics mean.
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hey beggars i mentioned its hendis beggar rat worhsippers monkey idolizers illiterate skinny beggar urine drinkes first INDIVIDUAL olympics gold are you drinking cow urine ghandi whroes?
hendis its 1/6 of humanity others than these chineas persons 1/5 of humanity? what is result naturally highest gold medals 51 of golds
not even qualify for olympics hockey
its crickets only 1 world cup victory for 80+ year cricket history as england s loyals servants saying "your highnesss i am beggging...." LOL
