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

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Birds nest stadium from Beijing. This is the main show piece of 2008 Olympics. This stadium will host the closing and opening ceremonies. This will also be the venue of track and field competitions of this Olympics.

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