Monday, August 11, 2008

Kumble congratulates Olympic gold medalist Bindra

Colombo (PTI): India Test skipper Anil Kumble heaped praise on Abhinav Bindra for winning first-ever individual Olympic gold medal for the country and congratulated him on behalf of his entire team for his tremendous effort.

"Winning an Olympic gold medal is something really great and my congratulations on behalf of the Indian cricket team. Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra for a fantastic effort," Kumble said.

"It's a great effort to become a world champion and winning an individual medal in a sport is a greater achievement," he added.

Bindra created history in the Chinese capital by claiming winning the 10m air rifle event today to give India its first ever individual gold in Olympic.

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