Abhinav, we are proud of you

'Vande matharam Vande matharam'

Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in Olympics for Men's 10m air rifle.

• India's first gold medal in Beijing Olympics


• It is first ever individual gold medal in Olympics for India


• He is born in Dehradun and a resident of Chandigarh


• In 1980 India won gold medal for hockey

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"I am extremely delighted and proud to hear today that you have realised the dream of a billion of our people by winning the Olympic gold medal in the 10-metre air rifle event in Beijing," President Prathibha Patil congratulating Abhinav Bindra