That’s what Abhinav Bindra achieved as Telegraph reports:

Abhinav Bindra overcame back pain to become the first Indian shooter to win a World Championship gold in Zagreb on Monday. Dr Karni Singh’s silver in 1962 was the best by an Indian in a World Championship meet before Monday.

That no Indian had ever won a gold before is not surprising. After all, the shooting boom in India is not very old. The Indian shooting contingent for Beijing is looking stronger with each passing day. We have the likes of Narang, Samaresh Jung, Rathore and young guns like Bindra.

We disappointed tremendously last time in the Olympics but it will be shocking if we don’t win a few medals via shooting in Beijing. Here’s hoping the shooting contingent does India proud and I don’t have to write some thing on this topic again.

Update: Read Indian Express’ Navneet Singh write on Bindra coming back from the dead.

Without any ado..

• Livejournal: The Dinara Safina LJ community.

• Desicritics Sports: I am really enjoying how this is developing now. Rajiv Renganathan experiences rugby with the Bangalore rugby team.

• Vantage Point: Gaurav Sabnis rambles ahead of the India-Windies tests.

• NDTV: Rathore wins gold in ISSF World Cup, qualifies for olympics.

• Green Channel: Rahul Bhatia asks Niranjan Shah the tough questions and gets, as expected, amusing answers.

• Washington Post: Elite horse stuck in caste system.

• Reuters: Oilers deflate Ducks to lead 2-0.

• Forbes: Sweden wins ice hockey world cup.

• Motorsport.com: Indianapolis qualifiers.

• And finally, some golf. Houston Chronicle: Tim Herron ends seven year wait.

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