Bindra Wins Gold in Asian Shooting Championship

Doha, January 13 (QNA) - India's Abhinav Bindra shrugged off a bout of flu to clinch the gold medal in 10-meter air rifle event of the Asian Shooting Championship, which got underway in Doha on Friday. Bindra, who had never won gold in this tournament, started the qualification with a perfect series of 100. That was followed by series' of 99, 100, 98, 100, and 100 to finish with 597/600, just one point behind joint leaders Qinan and world champion Wang Tao of China. Abhinav Bindra shrugged off a bout of flu to clinch the gold medal in 10-meter air rifle event. Bindra started the 10-shot final with 10.7 to put the pressure on the Chinese shooters. His second scoring shot was a 10.8 which was matched by both Narang and Qinan. Bindra moved into the lead after the third shot where he shot 10.6 while Qinan managed 10. But Qinan stormed back with a series of precise shots that saw him regain the lead. (QNA