Gagan Narang wins bronze; wish him on Facebook

BANGALORE, INDIA: Rifle shooter Gagan Narang opened the medal count for India in the 2012 London Games by winning the bronze medal in the men's 10-metre air rifle event.

Twitteratis, who were earlier disappointed with the crashing out of ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, have now found a new reason to tweet. Scores of tweets are poring in on Twitter congratulating the champion Gagan Narang.

Meanwhile, you can also congratulate Gagan Narang on his official " target="_self">Facebook fan page that is managed by Olympic Gold Quest. 

Here are a few celebrities who have tweeted to congratulate Gagan Narang:

Deepika Padukone ?@deepikapadukone

And Gagan Narang gets India our first Olympic Medal!Moment of pride for the nation and Team #OGQ!!!

Rahul Bose ?@RahulBose1

yes! yes! yes! gagan narang wins bronze in the 10m air rifle! #london2012

Narendra Modi ?@narendramodi

Great news from London! Congratulations to Gagan Narang for bringing home an Olympic medal!

dia mirza ?@deespeak

Yay! Gagan Narang wins first medal for India, a Bronze- Yay"

And a few other tweets of joy:

Joy 

He is a Hunter And they Want To See his Gun. When he Pulls It Out Boy The Opponents Start To Run. Congrats Gagan Narang

The UnReal Times

Celebrations in Congress Headquarters: India's Gagan Narang wins bronze in 10m Air Rifle but even better, Italy takes SILVER!!!

Kiran Kumar S

It's a Bronze!! Gagan Narang makes India proud. Wins India's first medal in 2012 London Olympics. Congratulations!!

Madhuchhanda

"r u in london? RT @TheGhyGuy: Just saw a British security guard ask Gagan Narang for an autograph aftr medal ceremony. Nice moment. :-)"

Feel free to leave comments congratulating the champion.