A SPECIAL OLYMPICS FOR INDIA

This has been an undoubtedly special olympics for India at Beijing. 08.08.08 08:08:08(8th august 2008,8:08:08 pm) witnessed the inaugaural ceremony of the beijing olympics and the number 8 was supposed to be the lucky number for China.It seems to be working for India as well.Creating history,India have bagged 3 medals as of now.It is the first time in history that India won more than one individual medal.India started her medal hunt by bagging an individual gold medal through Abhinav Bindra which was first of its sort.Following Abhinav Bindra,two more have made the nation proud.Sushil Kumar won a medal in wrestling and Vijender Singh in boxing.Though both were bronze medals,they have to be congratulated for their hardwork .Before winding up,the effort put in by others (including supporting staff)also have to be appreciated.In badminton,tennis and so on ,India came close to winning a medal.Kudos to everyone for upholding the pride of the nation.