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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday congratulated shooter Gagan Narang on his winning bronze medal effort at the London Olympics. “I join the nation in congratulating Shooter Gagan Narang on his winning the Olympic bronze medal in the 10 metre air rifle event. I wish Narang more success in the two other events he is participating in,” Dr. Singh said in a statement. Narang shot 103.1 in a gripping ten-shot finals for an aggregate of 701.1 after scoring 598 in the qualifying round in which also he stood third. The gold was won by Romania 's Moldoveanu Alin George who tallied 702.1, that included 103.1 in the final, to upset world number 1 Niccolo Campriani of Italy who stood second with 701.5 at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

PM congratulates Gagan Narang