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Mother of all battles: It's Bindra vs Narang

NEW DELHI: What do you expect when an Olympic champion and World record holder face off? A cracker of a contest. Well, that's what is on offer in the men's 10m air rifle event when Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang aim the X mark on the electronic target at the Dr Karni Singh ranges on Wednesday. Both the shooters are in fine form, as they proved winning the pairs gold on Tuesday, and that adds to the excitement in the build-up to the qualification round. "I just can't predict this one," National coach Sunny Thomas shrugged. "Both are experienced shooters who know how to tackle the tension and perform on the big stage. Today Gagan handled the pressure well but tomorrow I frankly don't know," he added. As Narang prepares to defend the title that he won in Melbourne, he is up against the Olympic champion who is showing signs that he is returning to top form as he returned to action following a long sabbatical. The Indian stars last competed in the World Championships in July and the result was a bronze medal for Narang (597) while Bindra settled for the 25th spot with a below-par score of 593. It was the first time the two were firing side by side after the Beijing Games when Bindra created history while Gagan saw his dreams evaporate as he missed a place in the final by a whisker. As India and Bindra celebrated the rare success, Narang put in more hard work and the result was a magical score of 600/600 in the preliminary round and another final record of 703.5 at the World Cup Final in Bangkok. Though Gagan said on Tuesday that there is no competition between him and Bindra, both are fierce competitors who hate to lose and results in the past four years are proof of that. Though Gagan is in fine form, Bindra is capable of producing his best on the big day. If the both the shooters reach their own high points, then Delhi will add new entries to the shooting record books. How They Fared Meet Bindra Narang 2010 WC'ship 25 th 3 rd 2008 Olympics 1 9 2008 WC 18 3 2007 WC 7 23 2006 WC'ship 1 31 2006 WC 9 1 2006 CWG 3 1

                                                                                                               
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