February 9, 2014 2:49 PM

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Abhinav Bindra wins three gold medals in Inter Shoot Ch'ship

Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra bagged another gold at the Inter Shoot Tri series Shooting and became the first individual to win three gold medals in the event being held at the Hague, Netherlands.<br/><br/>Beijing Olympics gold medallist Bindra was in roaring form as he clinched the third yellow metal in the Air Pistol event on Saturday.<br/><br/>In a lively competition, which had the current Olympic Champion Alin George Moldoveanu, Bindra shot 209.0 and 209.3 in the two finals to outclass the field by 3.3 and 2.4 points.<br/><br/>Bindra had topped the qualifiers on Friday in the second competition with a total of 627.7 points which was 6.6 points better than the second placed Moldoveanu.<br/><br/>In some more good news for Indian shooting, the former women's national champion in air rifle Apurvi Chandela also won the gold in the first competition with a total of 208.9. Apurvi defeated Stine Andersen, an Independent Olympic Athlete, by 3.6 points.

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