What a day!

Saina Nehwal beat the fourth seed, Chen Wang of Hong Kong to enter the Quarter finals of the Olympics. She played brilliantly to beat the higher ranked player, 21-19, 11-21, 21-11 in 52 minutes.

What a day it is turning out to be for India!

She now has a pretty good chance of making it to the Semi-finals as she plays an unranked player Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia who upset the sixth seed Tine Rasmussen of Denmark. Saina, if she wins the next game will then probably have to face the second seed, Ning Zhang of China.

Tune in for more updates from the Olympics!

India’s First Individual Gold Medal in the Olympics!

Abhinav Bindra, that's a name that created history today at the Beijing Olympics. He becomes India's first sports person to win an individual Gold medal at the Olympics, EVER! What an achievement!!

Abhinav claimed the Gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5. He did it in style too, soaking up all the pressure and delivering when it mattered most. Going into the last shot, Bindra and Hakkinen (bronze medal winner) were tied for first place, but Bindra secured the gold medal with his best shot of the final, an outstanding 10.8. Way to go, Abhinav!

Here is a photo of the hero! Read more details here.