| India has captured its first-ever | | | | shooter."I just went for it. It went my |
| Olympic gold medal in an individual | | | | way and that is just about it," he said. |
| event, thanks to the steady aim of | | | | "I mean, on another day somebody else |
| Abhinav Bindra in the 10-meter air rifle | | | | would have won it. On another day, |
| event, Monday. VOA's Jim Stevenson has | | | | somebody else could have easily won it. |
| more on the accomplishment. Newspapers | | | | But today was my day."Bindra won the air |
| across India are telling residents of | | | | rifle world championship 2006. A back |
| the world's second most-populous nation | | | | injury forced him to withdraw from the |
| about Abhinav Bindra and his winning | | | | Asian Games in Doha, later that |
| performance at the Beijing Olympics.Gold | | | | year.Bindra's win is the only Olympic |
| medal winner Abhinav Bindra of India on | | | | highlight for India since it dominated |
| the podium following men's 10m air rifle | | | | men's field hockey from 1928 through |
| shooting finals, 11 Aug 2008No single | | | | 1956, winning six consecutive Olympic |
| athlete from India had ever captured an | | | | titles. Two more team titles came in |
| Olympic gold medal. The country's last | | | | 1964 and 1980. But the program has |
| team gold was won 28 years ago, in men's | | | | degraded to the point where India's |
| field hockey. Bindra says his title | | | | field hockey team failed to qualify for |
| could have easily gone to another | | | | Beijing. |