BCCI doles out Rs 25 lakh for Olympic champ Bindra

It is raining incentives for India's first-ever individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra with the BCCI announcing a Rs 25 lakh reward for the shooter for his feat in the ongoing Beijing Games.

"The BCCI will give Abhinav Rs 25 lakh. He was already on our team of athletes whom we were supporting," BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said.

Bindra created history in the Chinese capital by claiming the gold medal in 10m air rifle event on Monday to give India its first individual gold medal.