President Pratibha Patil displays the gold medal of Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra to the media at the presidential palace in Delhi. (AP)
Bindra puts India on medal table ahead of Russia, France, Germany 11-08-08
Bejing Beijing (PTI): Shooter Abhinav Bindra's unprecedented feAbhinav Bindra Wins Gold For Indiaat of winning the individual Olympic gold on Monday bought India on the medal tally for the first time in the current edition of the Games here ahead of bigger sporting powers like Russia, Germany and France. With just one medal in Beijing so far, India figures in the 13th position in the overall medal table on the third day of the Olympics. Russia with six medals (four silver, two bronze) France with five (three silver, two bronze) and Germany with two (one silver and one bronze) are among the countries which are yet to win a gold.
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