Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra had earned a gold-medal in the men’s 10m air rifle event in Common Wealth Games 2014. I first medal for the shooting ranges 2014 had came from 16-year-old Malaika Goel. She had earned silver medal in the women’s 10 m air pistol event. This event had been followed by Bindra and he shot for gold.
Bindra shot a fantastic total of 205.3 in his Commonwealth swansong, taking the lead from Ravi Kumar midway through the competition. Kumar was also looking good for a medal but drastically lost concentration to give up a winning position and was eliminated in a shoot-off to remain in contention for a medal.
Bureau Report
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