Indian shooter Vijay Kumar won the silver medal in the 25m Rapid Fire pistol event at the London [ Images ] Olympics [ Images ] on Friday.
The 26-year-old army subedar, from the 16th Dogra Regiment, fired a perfect 5 out of 5 in the first round before a four in the next two rounds.
In the fourth round he managed just three shots and hit four in the fifth round.
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In the sixth, Vijay shot four out of five to be assured of a medal and managed the same score in the next round.
He finished behind Leuris Pupo of Cuba, who won the gold medal.
Vijay's medal is India's [ Images ] second at the Games, Gagan Naran having won a bronze in the 10m Air Rifle event earlier.
The Olympic Gold Quest-supported marksman created a sensation by winning three gold medals and a silver from the four 25 metre pistol events he participated in at the 2010 Commonwealth Games [ Images ] in New Delhi [ Images ]. The same year, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Games.
Join us in congratulating the 26-year-old shooting ace.
Photograph: Harish Kotian/Rediff.com
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