India’s first medal from the shooting ranges in the 2014 Commonwealth Games came from 16-year-old Malaika Goel, who shot down a silver in the women’s 10m air pistol event — an achievement followed up by Abhinav Bindra’s gold-medal winning performance in the men’s 10m air rifle event.
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India’s Abhinav Bindra reacts after winning the gold medal in Men’s 10M Air Rifle event at the Commonwealth Games. Earlier, he had announced that Glasgow 2014 will be his last Commonwealth Games. PTI
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Gold Medallist India’s Abhinav Bindra, Silver Medallist Abdullah Baki of Bangladesh and Bronze Medallist Daniel Rivers of England during the medal ceremony after Men’s 10M Air Rifle event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Bindra shot a Staggering total of 205.3 on his way to victory. PTI
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India’s silver medalist shooter Malaika Goel aims at the target in final round of women’s 10M Air Pistol event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. PTI
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Silver medal winner India’s Malaika Goel, Gold medalist Shun Xie Teo of Singapore and Bronze medalist Dorothy Ludwig of Canada during the award ceremony of women’s 10M Air Pistol event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. World No.15 Malaika shot a total of 197.1 points while the gold medal winner Singaporean shooter Shun Xie Teo shot 198.6. PTI
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Chika Amalaha of Nigeria, centre , gold medal, Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea, left silver medal and Santoshi Matsa of India bronze medal pose for photographs with their medals for the women’s weightlifting 53 kg after the medal ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014. Santoshi lifted a total of 188 kg – 83 kg in snatch and 105 in clean and jerk. PTI

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