India’s Olympic update: Army Major Rajyavardhan creates history, wins silver in double trap, many others near medals
Sunny Chopra,  Special Correspondent
August 18, 2004

Marksman Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win an individual Olympic medal when he bagged silver in men's double trap event at the Markopoulo shooting centre here on Tuesday.

Rathore had scored 135 (46, 43, 46) in the qualifying rounds to finish fifth. In the final, he scored 44/50 and his aggregate 179 brought him the silver.

Ahmed al-Maktoum (UAE), who had scored 144, followed it up with 45/50 in the final and his tally of 189 fetched him the honour of being the first medallist of his country.

China's Zheng Wang won the bronze scoring 178. He had scored 137 in the qualifying round and shot 41/50 in the final to bag the bronze.

Archery

• Archer Satyadev reaches pre-quarter

• Reena Kumari enters third round in archery

• Satyadev upsets Japan's Yuji, moves to second round

Athletics

• Bahadur Singh faces uphill task

Badminton

• Indian challenge ends, Kanetkar also loses

Hockey

• India rallies to beat South Africa 4-2

• Rach bides time to turn Indians into world-beaters

Others

• President Kalam congratulates Rathore

• India's 'best ever' are yet to be noticed at Athens

Shooting

• ‘Papa has won a medal’

• Rathore's silver bullet fires up Indian pride

• I died a hundred times, says Rajyavardhan Rathore

Swimming

• Shikha Tandon has nothing at stake

Tennis

• Americans root for Bhupathi

• Paes-Bhupathi keep medal dream on track

• Paes-Bhupathi rise to the call, beat American pair

Weight Lifting

• Kunjarani to move up a place after Myanmar lifter tests positive

• India now looks to Malleswari to lift hopes