London: Gagan Narang opened India’s account at the London Olympics as he bagged a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the 10m Air Rifle event on Monday.

Alin George Moldoveanu of Romania won the gold medal while Niccolo Campriani of Italy won the silver medal.

Narang, a two-time world record setter, had won four gold medals in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and followed that up with two two silver in the Guangzhou Asian Games a month later.

Earlier in the day as a major setback for India, Beijing Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Monday crashed out of the 10m air rifle event at the London Olympics with a dismal display in the qualifying rounds.