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![Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra of India (C), the runner-up Zhu Qinan of China (L) and bronze winner Henri Hakkinen of Finland pose for pictures on podium during awarding ceremony of men's 10m air rifle final of Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing Shooting Range Hall in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. [Jiao Weiping/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080811/0011111fa1560a0a10b63b.jpg "Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra of India (C), the runner-up Zhu Qinan of China (L) and bronze winner Henri Hakkinen of Finland pose for pictures on podium during awarding ceremony of men's 10m air rifle final of Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing Shooting Range Hall in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. [Jiao Weiping/Xinhua]")
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Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra of India (C), the runner-up Zhu Qinan of China (L) and bronze winner Henri Hakkinen of Finland pose for pictures on podium during awarding ceremony of men's 10m air rifle final of Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing Shooting Range Hall in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. [Jiao Weiping/Xinhua]
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Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra totaled 700.5 points to grab gold medal of the men's 10-meter air rifle after a hot chase in the final on Monday, winning his nation the first gold at the Beijing Olympic Games.
The 26-year-old shooter was ranked third after the qualification round, in which he achieved 596 points. Henri Hakkinen of Finland, with 598, and Chinese defending champion Zhu Qinan, with 597, ranked first and second respectively in the qualification.