Abhinav Bindra bags gold medal at Asian Shooting Championship

Abhivan BindraNew Delhi: Abinav Bindra won the individual gold medal at Doha during Asian Shooting Championship at Doha on Friday. He shot 597/600 in Qualification Round and was at 3rd position. In the final round, the Olympic champion scored of 104.1.

 

Both Chinese shooters who were 1st and 2nd at the start of the Finals with a score of 598 were ranked 2nd and 3rd.

Gagan Narang was ranked 4th with a score of 595+103.2

Meanwhile, senior air rifle men team won the silver medal. The team consisting of Abhinav Bindra (597), Gagan Narang (595) and Sateyndra Singh (582) won the silver medal. China and Korea won the gold and bronze medals respectively.

In free pistol men event, team of Om Prakash (554), Omkar Singh (548) and Amanpreet Singh (548) stood 7th. None of the shooters went to the finals of free pistol.