Men's 10m Air Rifle (60 shots) - Official Results : Shooting
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Presenting Abhinav Bindra, Gold Medal winner in the men's 10 meters air rifle event.
Men's 10m Air Rifle (60 shots) - Official Results : Shooting
Men's 10m Air Rifle (60 shots) - Official Results : Shooting
Good for him
I think this is the first gold to india? o_O
I think this is the first gold to india? o_O
QUOTE(f3ro300 @ Aug 11 2008, 07:59 PM) 
Good for him
I think this is the first gold to india? o_O
I think this is the first gold to india? o_O
India have won eight 8 gold medals before in Olympics, but they all were in field hockey, a team sport. Abhinav Bindra is the first individual to win a gold for India.
Congratulations to India. 
congratulations to him. The hope of this medal is motivation in Indian sports will improve greatly.
So sad Rajyavardhan Rathore, the silver medal winner in 2004 Athens Olympics couldn't win any medal this time. I had high hopes with him. But this is sports sometimes we win sometimes we loose.
I have come to know that this is the first individual Gold Medal for India.
QUOTE(nricklee @ Aug 13 2008, 04:20 PM)
I have come to know that this is the first individual Gold Medal for India.
Yes this is India's 9th Gold Medal and 1st individual Gold Medal in the Olympics.
India pin medal hopes on Kumar trio
Sat, Aug 16 08:40 PM
By Patrick Vignal
BEIJING (Reuters) - Indian hopes of a first Olympic boxing medal were high on Saturday, with three fighters reaching the quarterfinals.
The trio, coincidentally all called Kumar, a common name in India, will secure at least bronze if they win their next bouts.
Light-flyweight Jitender Kumar reached the last eight on Saturday by outpointing Uzbek Tulashboy Doniyorov 13-6 and middleweight Vijender Kumar followed him through with a 13-3 points win over Thailand's Angkhan Chomphuphuang.
Bantamweight Akhil Kumar had advanced on Friday, extending a brilliant run by upsetting Russian world champion Sergey Vodopyanov.
Jitender, who survived a fright when Doniyorov opened a cut on his chin but was able to finish the bout, paid tribute to Akhil for giving him precious advice.
"Akhil had fought him (Doniyorov) before and knew a lot about him," Jitender said. "We talked about the fight last night. I couldn't sleep but Akhil told me I would win. All the credit goes to him."
Jitender will be tested in the next round when he meets Russia's Georgy Balakshin.
Akhil, who had outboxed 2005 world silver medallist Ali Hallab of France in the first round, seems India's best bet.
The shaven-headed 27-year-old, whose win over Vodopyanov came on India's Independence Day, will face Moldova's Veaceslav Gojan for a place in the last four.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20080816/736/tnl-india-pin-medal-hopes-on-kumar-trio_1.html
Sat, Aug 16 08:40 PM
By Patrick Vignal
BEIJING (Reuters) - Indian hopes of a first Olympic boxing medal were high on Saturday, with three fighters reaching the quarterfinals.
The trio, coincidentally all called Kumar, a common name in India, will secure at least bronze if they win their next bouts.
Light-flyweight Jitender Kumar reached the last eight on Saturday by outpointing Uzbek Tulashboy Doniyorov 13-6 and middleweight Vijender Kumar followed him through with a 13-3 points win over Thailand's Angkhan Chomphuphuang.
Bantamweight Akhil Kumar had advanced on Friday, extending a brilliant run by upsetting Russian world champion Sergey Vodopyanov.
Jitender, who survived a fright when Doniyorov opened a cut on his chin but was able to finish the bout, paid tribute to Akhil for giving him precious advice.
"Akhil had fought him (Doniyorov) before and knew a lot about him," Jitender said. "We talked about the fight last night. I couldn't sleep but Akhil told me I would win. All the credit goes to him."
Jitender will be tested in the next round when he meets Russia's Georgy Balakshin.
Akhil, who had outboxed 2005 world silver medallist Ali Hallab of France in the first round, seems India's best bet.
The shaven-headed 27-year-old, whose win over Vodopyanov came on India's Independence Day, will face Moldova's Veaceslav Gojan for a place in the last four.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20080816/736/tnl-india-pin-medal-hopes-on-kumar-trio_1.html
One of the boxers Akhil Kumar lost his quarter-final bout today. I hope the other two will win and make it to the semi-finals.
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Wrestler Sushil grabs Olympic bronze
Beijing: Freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar scored a stunning win over Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov in the extra 30-second period after the third round of the 66 kg category to clinch a surprise bronze medal, when everyone had lost hope after his first round loss in the morning.
It was India's second medal of the Games, its first since 1952 in wrestling. It is also only the second time - the first being 1952 - that India have won more than one medal at the same Olympics.
In the morning, Sushil lost to Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine on points. But his slender hopes hung on the results of his conqueror, Stadnik, who went on to reach the final, thereby giving Sushil an extra lease of life as all wrestlers losing to the two finalists then contest the Repechage.Sushil won all his three bouts in the Repechage to clinch a stunning bronze for India.
"I thought I could have won the bout in the morning, but luck was later with me as the Ukraine wrestler reached the final and I got into the Repechage. It was still not easy and fighting three bouts in just over one hour is very tiring and tough," said the 25-year-old Sushil.
"I owe my career to Satpal Singh, who is my guru and taught me all that I know. I dedicate this medal to him," he said minutes after winning. Satpal, a former Asian Games champion, competed at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
After losing his opening bout, Sushil had to wait for nearly an hour and 40 minutes to know whether he was still alive in the competition. It was only after Stadnik had beaten Spiridonov in the semi-finals to earn a berth into the finals, that Sushil's place in Repachage was confirmed.
In the first Repechage round, Sushil beat American Doug Schwab, the World No. 5, and then in the second round he moved past Albert Batyrov of Belarus for a final fight against Spiridonov, who was fourth at the last Olympic Games.
In the last and final Repechage bout, Sushil Kumar after being tied 2-2 seemed to be unlucky when his rival drew the lot for a hold to break the tie. But Sushil defied the normal odds and outpointed Spiridonov in that extra time for a technical point and emerged victorious as the crowd and the coaches in his red corner went up in jubilation.
"This is a great medal for Indian wrestling and will go a long way in promoting Olympic sports in India," added three-times Asian Games medallist wrestler and team manager Kartar Singh, who finished seventh in the 1984 Olympics. Kartar won the gold medal in 1978 and 1986 Asian Games and silver in 1982 in Delhi.
Sushil, who finished 14th it the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 60 kg category, is the only Indian wrestler to have qualified for the Beijing event from the world championship in Azerbaijan in September. He finished seventh there and went on to win a bronze in the Asian Championship in Korea.
Jadhav got the bronze in the Freestyle Bantamweight class in Helsinki, 1952.
http://sports.in.msn.com/olympics/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1638895
Wrestler Sushil grabs Olympic bronze
Beijing: Freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar scored a stunning win over Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov in the extra 30-second period after the third round of the 66 kg category to clinch a surprise bronze medal, when everyone had lost hope after his first round loss in the morning.
It was India's second medal of the Games, its first since 1952 in wrestling. It is also only the second time - the first being 1952 - that India have won more than one medal at the same Olympics.
In the morning, Sushil lost to Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine on points. But his slender hopes hung on the results of his conqueror, Stadnik, who went on to reach the final, thereby giving Sushil an extra lease of life as all wrestlers losing to the two finalists then contest the Repechage.Sushil won all his three bouts in the Repechage to clinch a stunning bronze for India.
"I thought I could have won the bout in the morning, but luck was later with me as the Ukraine wrestler reached the final and I got into the Repechage. It was still not easy and fighting three bouts in just over one hour is very tiring and tough," said the 25-year-old Sushil.
"I owe my career to Satpal Singh, who is my guru and taught me all that I know. I dedicate this medal to him," he said minutes after winning. Satpal, a former Asian Games champion, competed at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
After losing his opening bout, Sushil had to wait for nearly an hour and 40 minutes to know whether he was still alive in the competition. It was only after Stadnik had beaten Spiridonov in the semi-finals to earn a berth into the finals, that Sushil's place in Repachage was confirmed.
In the first Repechage round, Sushil beat American Doug Schwab, the World No. 5, and then in the second round he moved past Albert Batyrov of Belarus for a final fight against Spiridonov, who was fourth at the last Olympic Games.
In the last and final Repechage bout, Sushil Kumar after being tied 2-2 seemed to be unlucky when his rival drew the lot for a hold to break the tie. But Sushil defied the normal odds and outpointed Spiridonov in that extra time for a technical point and emerged victorious as the crowd and the coaches in his red corner went up in jubilation.
"This is a great medal for Indian wrestling and will go a long way in promoting Olympic sports in India," added three-times Asian Games medallist wrestler and team manager Kartar Singh, who finished seventh in the 1984 Olympics. Kartar won the gold medal in 1978 and 1986 Asian Games and silver in 1982 in Delhi.
Sushil, who finished 14th it the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 60 kg category, is the only Indian wrestler to have qualified for the Beijing event from the world championship in Azerbaijan in September. He finished seventh there and went on to win a bronze in the Asian Championship in Korea.
Jadhav got the bronze in the Freestyle Bantamweight class in Helsinki, 1952.
http://sports.in.msn.com/olympics/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1638895
Congrats.
India's Kumar wins boxing bronze
Middleweight Vijender Kumar, the first Indian to win a boxing medal at an Olympic Games, has lost in the semi-finals of his category.
Indian middleweight Vijender Kumar lost his Olympic semi-final bout but picked up a bronze medal, India's first boxing medal at any Olympic Games.
Kumar lost to Cuban boxer Emilio Correa Bayeaux by five points to eight in the 75kg category in Beijing.
He was guaranteed bronze after beating Ecuador's Carlos Gongora on Wednesday.
Kumar, the son of a bus driver, hails from Bhiwani, a district in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The place is India's boxing hub.
Correa began the semi-final bout on an attacking note, but Kumar narrowed his lead to 3-4 at the end of the second round.
With the chance to fight for gold in the final at stake, Correa extended his lead through some aggressive fighting in the third round picking up three points to take a 7-3 lead.
In the fourth and the final round, Correa moved swiftly, executed a powerful left jab, and defended himself well to end with a 8-5 winning lead.
Kumar has previously won medals at the Commonwealth and Asian Games.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/boxing/7576191.stm
Middleweight Vijender Kumar, the first Indian to win a boxing medal at an Olympic Games, has lost in the semi-finals of his category.
Indian middleweight Vijender Kumar lost his Olympic semi-final bout but picked up a bronze medal, India's first boxing medal at any Olympic Games.
Kumar lost to Cuban boxer Emilio Correa Bayeaux by five points to eight in the 75kg category in Beijing.
He was guaranteed bronze after beating Ecuador's Carlos Gongora on Wednesday.
Kumar, the son of a bus driver, hails from Bhiwani, a district in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The place is India's boxing hub.
Correa began the semi-final bout on an attacking note, but Kumar narrowed his lead to 3-4 at the end of the second round.
With the chance to fight for gold in the final at stake, Correa extended his lead through some aggressive fighting in the third round picking up three points to take a 7-3 lead.
In the fourth and the final round, Correa moved swiftly, executed a powerful left jab, and defended himself well to end with a 8-5 winning lead.
Kumar has previously won medals at the Commonwealth and Asian Games.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/boxing/7576191.stm
Vijender Kumar of India celebrates with his bronze medal during the medal ceremony after the men's middleweight (75kg) final boxing match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. (Reuters Pictures)
Kumar Vijender celebrates his Middleweight (75 kg) bronze medal, on August 23, 2008 at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games boxing podium. (JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)
Where was the girls hockey team at the Beijing Olympics? I was hoping they'd be there after seeing the movie Chak De India. Damn, I really wanted see those hot Manipuri and Mizo hockey girls 
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My hearty congrats to Wrestler Sushi l,Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Kumar .these are the there diamonds of india.
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QUOTE(zaab @ Sep 10 2008, 06:18 PM)
Where was the girls hockey team at the Beijing Olympics? I was hoping they'd be there after seeing the movie Chak De India. Damn, I really wanted see those hot Manipuri and Mizo hockey girls .
.They couldn't qualify for the Olympics this time.
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