It took a Gagan Narang to break India's medal draught at the ongoing London Olympics by winning bronze in men's 10m air rifle on Monday. Praises are pouring in from all quarters on winning India's first medal at the London Olympics 2012, which started on July 27.
Gagan shot a total of 701.1 to win bronze in men's 10m air rifle. Alin George Moldoveanu of Romania won the gold by shooting a total of 702.1 while Nicolo Niccolo Campriani of Italy won silver by shooting a total of 701.5.
Haryana government has announced a reward of Rs. 10 million for Gagan soon after he won the bronze. More rewards are expected to come in the days to come.
Meanwhile, people have taken to Twitter to congratulate the Olympics bronze medalist, and hashtag Gagan Narang is trending on the microblogging site. Here are some of the congratulatory tweets:
Sachin tendulkar: "Gagan Narang, you make us proud by winning the first medal in Olympics 2012. Let's hope & pray that we follow it up by achieving many more."
Narendra Modi: "Great news from London! Congratulations to Gagan Narang for bringing home an Olympic medal!"
Harsha Bhogle: "he kept his cool. very very happy for #gagannarang. most deserving. a great journey and he can be so proud of himself."
Sania Mirza: ""Gagaannnnn :) #bronze #well done."
Aakash Chopra: "So happy for my friend Gagan Narang :) brilliant achievement. Well done, bro..."
Rahul Bose: "yes! yes! yes! gagan narang wins bronze in the 10m air rifle! #london2012"
Deepika Padukone: "And Gagan Narang gets India our first Olympic Medal!Moment of pride for the nation and Team!!!"
Madhuri Banerjee: "Way to go Gagan Narang. Many Indian babies will now be named after you. The other half will still be called Sachin."
