Abhinav Bindra is an Indian shooter and first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and India's first gold medal since 1980.
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Born on September 28, 1982, Abhina Bindra is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event. He has an indoor shooting range installed at his home in Patiala,Punjab.
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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. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5. In the finals, he started with a shot of 10.7, and none of his shots were below 10.0.[14] Bindra was tied with Henri Häkkinen heading into his final shot. Bindra scored his highest of the finals — 10.8.
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