Gagan Narang wins the Bronze Medal at London Olympics 2012 in Men’s 10m Air Rifle Event. Ace shooter Gagan Narang won India’s first medal at the London Olympics today by winning a bronze medal.
Earlier, Beijing Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra had crashed out of the 10m air rifle event at the London Olympics with a dismal display in the qualifying rounds, but compatriot Gagan Narang kept alive India’s hopes by advancing to the medal round here.
Bindra, who scripted history four years ago by becoming the country’s first-ever individual gold medallist in the Olympics, shot 594 out of 600 to finish a shocking 16th out of 47 competitors and lost the golden chance of becoming the world’s first shooter to win two successive gold medals at the mega event.
However, Narang kept India in the hunt by finishing third with 598, a point behind world number 1 Niccolo Campriani of Italy and Romania’s Moldoveanu Alin George, who both shot an Olympic record-equalling 599 to stand first and second in the qualifying round at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
Tenth shot, 10.7
Yes! Gagan Narang has won the bronze for India. Campriani won the silver and MOLDOVEANU Alin George won the gold. Gagan’s score in the final round — 10.7, 9.7, 10.6, 10.7, 10.4, 10.6, 9.9, 9.5, 10.3, 10.7. Super shooting. Successive medals at the Olympics in the 10m Air Rifle event for India — Bindra won gold in 2008 and now, Narang has won bronze. Great stuff.
MOLDOVEANU Alin George, who won gold, had a total of 702.1, Campriani, silver medal, had 701.5 and Narang had a total of 701.1.
Ninth shot, 10.3
Narang is still third — 690.4. MOLDOVEANU Alin George has moved into first place – 691.8. Campriani is in second – 691.1.
Eighth shot, 9.5
China’s Wang Tao shot a 9.2 but Narang shot a 9.5 to move back into the bronze position. This is exciting stuff, see-sawing with every shot. He is ahead of Wang by just 0.1. Campriani remains in gold medal position with 681.7. Narang’s score is 680.1
Seventh shot, 9.9
Damn. Gagan shifts into fourth place. His second shot below 10 points. Campriani shot a 10.8. Narang is trailing for bronze by 0.2 — China’s Wang Tao is in position to take the bronze as things stand.
Sixth shot, 10.6
Gagan in second place! He shot a 10.6 but Campriani shot a 10.8 to take a 0.3 pts lead and a total of 661.0. The leader MOLDOVEANU Alin George shot a 9.9 to fall to third.
Fifth shot, 10.7
At the half-way stage, Narang shot a 10.4 to stay in third place, trailing by 0.7. MOLDOVEANU Alin George is leading with 650.8. Campriani has the silver by 0.1 points. While Gagan has a 0.5 margin for the bronze.
Fourth shot, 10.7
Narang is in superb touch. He gets a 10.7. MOLDOVEANU Alin George hit a 10.3 (total 640.2). So Gagan, 639.7 pts, has made up the gap to the leader by 0.5. This is so close. Campriani of Italy is in second place – just 0.1 points ahead.
Narang shoots a 10.6 with third shot
Narang in third place now. He has 629 points. MOLDOVEANU Alin George is in first place with 629.9.
Narang shoots a 9.7
After two shot, Narang is in fourth place with 618.4. MOLDOVEANU Alin George is in first place with 619.8.
Narang begins with a 10.7
After one shot, Narang is in second place with 608.7. Only behind MOLDOVEANU Alin George. He shot a 10.7
