India bag first gold; Bindra, Gagan win in 10m air rifle event

05 October,2010 11:20 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang Tuesday bagged the gold for the men's 10 m air rifle pair's event, getting India its first gold in the 19th Commonwealth Games.


Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang Tuesday bagged the gold for the men's 10 m air rifle pair's event, getting India its first gold in the 19th Commonwealth Games.

The pair broke the Games record they had set four years ago in Melbourne.

Bindra scored 595 and Narang scored 498.

World champion Tejaswini Sawant is also to be seen in action in the 50m 3P pairs event with Lajjakumari Gauswami. There are four gold medals to be won in shooting today.

In tennis, top-seed Somdev Devvarman will play his first-round singles match, while veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati will play against Sri Lanka at the RK Khanna Tennis Stadium.

In boxing, some of India's best pugilists, including Olympic bronze winning boxer Vijender Singh, Akhil Kumar, Suranjoy Singh, Jai Bhagwan and Dinesh Kumar will be seen in the ring.

India's lifters fared well on the first day of competition at the Nehru Stadium yesterday winning four medals, including two bronze and two silver medals in Weightlifting.

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