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Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 09:38

BINDRA TAKES GOLD!!!!!!

1 1334 BINDRA Abhinav IND 596 10.7 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.0 10.2 10.8 104.5 700.5
2 1128 ZHU Qinan CHN 597 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.1 10.7 10.1 10.6 10.4 10.5 102.7 699.7
3 1240 HAKKINEN Henri FIN 598 10.1 10.2 10.5 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.1 10.3 9.7 101.4 699.4
4 1598 MOLDOVEANU Alin George ROU 596 10.2 9.8 10.2 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.4 102.9 698.9
=5 1321 SIDI Peter HUN 595 10.3 10.8 9.6 10.8 10.0 10.2 10.7 10.8 10.2 10.0 103.4 698.4
=5 1623 PRIKHODTCHENKO Konstantin RUS 595 10.1 9.4 10.5 10.3 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.7 103.4 698.4
7 1655 PLETIKOSIC Stevan SRB 595 10.3 10.4 10.6 9.7 10.8 10.6 9.6 10.0 9.9 10.8 102.7 697.7
8 1620 KRUGLOV Serguei RUS 595 9.2 10.4 10.0 10.7 9.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.2 102.0 697.0

INDIA'S FIRST INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDAL IN THE OLYMPICS!!!!!

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 11 Aug 2008 09:39

Done it.Bulls eye it was. Gold is ours.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 11 Aug 2008 09:41

YEEEEESSSS !!!!!

vivek, looks like you are a good omen for India !!
welcome to BRF !!

Nayak · Post by **Nayak** » 11 Aug 2008 09:42

Bismillah,

Congratulations to all the SDREs.

Hopefully we cowardly yindoos get to double digits this time.

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 11 Aug 2008 09:43

Your's truly is dancing and screaming in joy. Hope nobody calls the cops. But, do I give a damn.

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 09:43

Extraordinary performance from Bindra: his career best score, overtaking both Chinese defening champion Qinan Zhu, who was one point ahead after qualification, and Hakkinen, who was two points ahead. Both the Chinese and the Finn showed nerves in the final, while Bindra nailed 10+ scored in every shot. He won by literally a mile - 700.5 vs 699.7 for silver.

Finally the bogey of the Olympic gold is over for India.

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 11 Aug 2008 09:46

Thank you Rahul for welcome. Hear the song playing in the background!

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 11 Aug 2008 09:48

Congratulations to everyone

Vriksh · Post by **Vriksh** » 11 Aug 2008 09:49

Itihas ki pratiksha safal rahi!

sujalaam suphalaam malayaj sheetalaam sasyashyaamalaam maataram vande..

Vande Mataram!

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 11 Aug 2008 09:52

Good show!! God Bless him for his achievement. But lets not get too cocky either...the games aint over till the fat chinese lady sings !

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 09:53

AoA AoA

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 09:53

See it while it's still on the main Olympics page:
Official site

Most Recent Medalists
Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle
India
Swimming Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
United States

What a wonderful achievement. I was one of those who watched Paes/Bhupathi lose in such an excruciating manner 4 years ago, denying us the gold that they were on their way to. I expected Bindra to medal once he made the final, but to win, and that too over someone like Zhu, is amazing.

Please post the picture of Bindra on the podium, when it shows up online.

pradeepe · Post by **pradeepe** » 11 Aug 2008 09:57

AoA!

Needed that boost after the mauling being received by the Lankans. A gold at the Olympics. Finally! AoA!

Vivek Kumar · Post by **Vivek Kumar** » 11 Aug 2008 10:07

And what better boost than seeing tricolour flying the highest and indian national anthem playing. At Olympics.

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 10:10

Offishul report onlee...
India's Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle

(BEIJING, August 11) -- India's Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle in Beijing on August 11 with an incredible performance in the final. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.

China's Zhu Qinan, gold medalist at Athens 2004, won the silver medal with a total score of 699.7.

The bronze medal was won by Finland's Henri Hakkinen, who was leading the field after the qualification round, but was unable to hold off Bindra and Zhu in the final. The Finnish shooter shot a total of 699.4.

Hakkinen shot 598 in the qualification round, giving him a one point lead over Zhu. Bindra was one point further back with 596.

Bindra signals his intentions early in the final, with a 10.7 on his first shot. None of Bindra's shots in the final dropped below 10.0.

Hakkinen's performance in the final was solid, but it needed to be better. He averaged 10.14 per shot in the final, compared to Bindra's 10.45.

Going into the last shot, Bindra and Hakkinen were tied for first place, but Bindra secured the gold medal with his best shot of the final, an outstanding 10.8.

Conversely, Hakkinen's last shot was his worst, a lowly 9.7. This allowed Zhu to overcome Hakkinen and win the silver medal. Zhu shot 10.5 on his last shot.

Zhu will be disappointed that did not become the first shooter to win two gold medals in the Men's 10m Air Pistol. However, he was unable to reproduce his best – Zhu holds the Olympic record for the final score in the event, the 702.7 that he shot at Athens 2004.

Amazing... tied going into the last shot. Instead of flubbing it, he scores his best shot, while his opponent falls apart, from equal 1st to third. Having seen Indians lose out in a similar manner in the past, this is a whole new world. I hope it drives others in the contingent to scale great heights, and inspires people in future.

Ameet · Post by **Ameet** » 11 Aug 2008 10:18

this is great news!! utmost respect and congratulations to Bindra and Stan

hope this will be the springboard to getting the government and corporations behind an effective, powerhouse Indian Olympic movement.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 10:24

when is Col Rathore's event ? I think he is the other medal hope remaining still.

between gagan narang, samaresh jung and manavjit singh I was hoping for atleast one
medal but that was not to be... all of them on their day could have landed a silver/gold
atleast. but differences appear to be in fractions here. a scope like 395/400 gets you
something like 20th place.

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 10:27

Singha wrote:when is Col Rathore's event ? I think he is the other medal hope remaining still.

between gagan narang, samaresh jung and manavjit singh I was hoping for atleast one
medal but that was not to be... all of them on their day could have landed a silver/gold
atleast. but differences appear to be in fractions here. a scope like 395/400 gets you
something like 20th place.

Men's Double Trap event is tomorrow (Tuesday). Both qualification and final.

As mentioned earlier, a single round of shots made the difference for Mansher Singh yesterday, from gold/silver to outside top 10. Manavjit was consistent, but not as good as Mansher when he scored. Samaresh Jung was a disaster, scoring far less than he is capable of. He would not have even won at Commonwealth level with his performance at Beijing.

Narang too was unlucky. He scored four 100s but his other two rounds were a 97 and 98. While Bindra only scored three 100s, he had two 99s and a 98. One point was the difference between a final spot and possible medal for Narang. He's young, and I hope he learns from this for London 2012.

It took Bindra to break the bogey finally, after decades. I hope Col Rathore steps on the field tomorrow with renewed inspiration after this success.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 11 Aug 2008 10:38

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/I ... 0000.shtml

we are at 11th, tied with thai and romania. not bad.

Raju · Post by **Raju** » 11 Aug 2008 10:42

London's Telegraph newspaper reports that some of the fireworks which appeared over Beijing during the television broadcast of the Olympic Opening Ceremony were actually computer generated.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijin ... =oly,99745

maybe some of the chinese are actually computer generated. Soon, the olympic teams are going to be computer generated.

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 10:42

This must be the first ever time in Olympic history that we rank above Russia in the medals table (listed by # golds) at any time:
India 1 0 0 1
Russia 0 3 1 4

With the indulgence of other admins:

India's Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event.
Pic courtesy: Xinhua
Link

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 11 Aug 2008 10:45

Suraj wrote:This must be the first ever time in Olympic history that we rank above Russia in the medals table (listed by # golds) at any time:
India 1 0 0 1
Russia 0 3 1 4

going to save that page on my HD !!
add france, germany, austria and all the scandanavian countries to that list !

durvasa · Post by **durvasa** » 11 Aug 2008 10:51

Anyone following Saina's badminton R16 match
Live update @ http://www.nbcolympics.com/badminton/re ... eload=true

She won the first set against the much higher ranked (WRank 3?) but is on the verge of losing second. Great performance till now but battling against odds.

Updated: leading 8:4 in 3rd and finat set. Still a lot of distance to cover. Need for her to show Abhinav's tenacity at the closing stage!

Updated2: 11:4 now way to go. 10 more points needed

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 11 Aug 2008 11:01

Great news to start the day. Good for AB.

GoI will never have nuff cash to support everyone. So please, whoever can contribute, do write in to the Padukone-led academy and other avenues you are aware of. Please also post the info here {many lurk and they may choose to contribute.} If many ask how 2 donate sitting in the US, the OGQ will go for a donate using cr card button soon. Demand implies supply.

Now we will see the ndtv bandwagon pitching behind AB. Same thing happens in educashun sphere. He does nt need us anymore. So please write in support to the junior sportspeople who are on the verge of making it or otherwise, if possible, whenever you can, even if you cant do the monetary thing. These guys need us, every iota of our support. They are our unsung heroes, just like our jawans, fighting on a different battlefield. A country that does nt remember its heroes will never produce one in a short time. That also applies to crikkiters. And hockey of course, our national game, in all but name. One super contribution you will do towards this goal is to have hope. We are not bad, I mean it.

And btw, the shooting contingent still has plenty of hopes. The good stuff is still far away. Vijender, Hesh-Lee, Saina, Anup, and more. Dont forget the 4x400 womens team {esp if Mandip is in form} and Anju on the long jump pit. The difference between a medal and a no-medal is so microscopically tiny that the earlier whinefests about we being bad is a mockery of logic. Cmon guys, there is more in store. Aye Gorkhali. Here we come.

durvasa · Post by **durvasa** » 11 Aug 2008 11:04

Saina 18:10 now in the final set of R16. 3 more points. If she wins this. QF match would be easier against a lower ranked player!

Won!!!!!!!!!!!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 11:08

indeed that medal table screenshot can be rolled out for later psyops campaigns.

please capture and post it here too for kicks.

congrats to Saina....a very good rising star. and unlike usual sdre, more well built too.

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 11 Aug 2008 11:10

When it rains, it pours. Nehwal is in the quarterfinals now. Thanks durvasa for the commentary!
Country Name Match Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
IND NEHWAL Saina 2 21 11 21
HKG WANG Chen 1 19 21 11

durvasa · Post by **durvasa** » 11 Aug 2008 11:10

Saina won 21:19 11:21 21:11 Against Wang Chen

Wang Chen
2006 She won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in women's singles.
In 2007 she played at the World Championships and won the silver medal..

Sain's world ranking 15 for now [and going up steeply]. Probably the best ever woman Badminton player India ever produced!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 11:11

in badminton do both losing semifinalists get bronze or there is a 3rd place match?

you know me, always working the sneaky legal angles

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 11 Aug 2008 11:13

durvasa wrote: Sain's world ranking 15 for now [and going up steeply]. Probably the best ever woman Badminton player India ever produced!

Dont forget Aparna Popat.

There is a bronze medal playoff, unlike boxing. In 1992, there were no playoffs. After that its always been a playoff for bronze.

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 11 Aug 2008 11:18

Very correct. It is not the winners who need to be helped the most but the ones on the sidelines esp. since most of them come from very humble background (unlike Bindra).
After you posted the link about the contribution page on OGQ website, I emailed OGQ for info on making contributions via their Citibank account and also suggested that they try to set up a payment gateway for credit card to make it easier for NRIs to contribute safely. If they reply I will post the info here.

Saina played great...was watching it live on NBC website (too bad the NBC TV olympics coverage is mostly swimming, gymnastics with some volley/basketball thrown in). The swimming relay between France and US was simply awesome...beyond words...8/100th of a second difference between 1st and 2nd place is inhuman!!!

Stan_Savljevic wrote:Great news to start the day. Good for AB.

GoI will never have nuff cash to support everyone. So please, whoever can contribute, do write in to the Padukone-led academy and other avenues you are aware of. Please also post the info here {many lurk and they may choose to contribute.} If many ask how 2 donate sitting in the US, the OGQ will go for a donate using cr card button soon. Demand implies supply.

durvasa · Post by **durvasa** » 11 Aug 2008 11:23

Saina would now play YULIANTI Maria Kristin of Indonesia, ranked (16) one below Saina (15). Her rival defeated world#4 Tine (Sweden). Should be tough match between two new and upcoming players!

There is only one Bronze in Baddy! No SDRE means allowed! Need to crush the competition!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 11:26

isnt this India's first individual gold at the olympics ever ?

norman pritchard won a pair of silvers around 1910 (!) and milkha & pt usha missed
by a whiskers as we know. Rathore won a silver and Malleswari took a bronze(?)

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 11 Aug 2008 11:27

Yes it is Singha ji. AoA

Singha wrote:isnt this India's first individual gold at the olympics ever ?

norman pritchard won a pair of silvers around 1910 (!) and milkha & pt usha missed
by a whiskers as we know. Rathore won a silver and Malleswari took a bronze(?)

anishns · Post by **anishns** » 11 Aug 2008 11:29

There's nothing like GOLD

Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra and to India!!!!

Very heartwarming, listening to the national anthem
It has never sounded so sweet!

Stan! thanks for keeping the faith

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 11 Aug 2008 11:34

So private citizens' initiative is paying after all. Saina is supported by Mittal's initiative. Gagan Narang was supported by OGQ. AB also. Nice one, this model should get replicated manifold.

After all, GoI has better bizness in ensuring that the millions get fed. Take that Chicom land, what a way to open our undies and pose at the dragon. Thats called grass-roots democracy, one that the chicomers can never understand with their laughable system. And same for the decadent west. Is nt the OG et al a poseur for psy-ops? One stone, two birds.

The message of the Indic system needs to be reinforced whenever opportunity arises. The chinese only understand this "face" and "image" and the H&D that goes with it. The west can only come with "1 billion + and yet onleee 1 gold" articles. Yea, please wait sonnies, when the second one hits your derriere. Not long off. Please swamp the chinese web boards and do a rotfl. And guess who was the silver medallist

I cant wait to taunt some of the folks at the lab

.

Singha, please lookie here for post-independence performance. Kadhaba Jadhav had a bronze in 52 wrestling, K Malleswari, Paes, and Rathore were the other ones.

Henry Rebello, Lavy Pinto {yes, they are Indians, not Anglo-Indian unlike N. Pritchard}, Milkha Singh, Sriram Singh, GS Randhawa, PT Usha, Valsamma, Shiny Wilson, Paes-Bhupathi, Kunjurani Devi etc all missed individual medals by the tiniest of whiskers. Same for the 1956 Indian football team that came 4th.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 11:37

the PRC guy seems to have been shattered at losing, crying and all...the loss of face
and shame for his family must be immense perhaps.
bindra looks like a skinny ITvity kid hanging out in the nearest ccday or hostel canteen!
I was expecting sterner stuff.

SandeepA · Post by **SandeepA** » 11 Aug 2008 11:38

Congrats AB, you made my day, year..nay next 4 yrs!!
As for Saina, way to go!
Coming to Saina being the best woman badminton player India produced, I still think it couldve been Deepika Padukone had not the modelling bug bitten her in 2002.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Aug 2008 11:39

I miss that redoubtable womens 4x400 relay team of the 80s - usha for anchor, shiny, m.d.valsamma and one more .... we used to swat out asian & cwealth competition like flies in that event.

deepika was a badminton player ?

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 11 Aug 2008 11:47

Singha ji....if he wasnt made of sterner stuff he would not have won....he was not leading when it started. Moreover, during the awards ceremony the kid was cool and collected as if he didnt have a doubt he would win and the gold wasnt a big deal...unlike chini bhai who went boohoo (loss of H&D, probably facing imprisonment in punishment cell no.13 at people's archery training school no. 42212, for only getting silver).

Singha wrote:the PRC guy seems to have been shattered at losing, crying and all...the loss of face
and shame for his family must be immense perhaps.
bindra looks like a skinny ITvity kid hanging out in the nearest ccday or hostel canteen!
I was expecting sterner stuff.