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Arjuna Babuta Secures Silver in Thrilling ISSF World Cup Final, Narrowly Misses Gold

India’s Arjuna Babuta ends a three-year World Cup medal drought, finishing 0.1 points behind Olympic champion Sheng Lihao in a dramatic 10m air rifle final in Lima.

(L-R)- Arjun Babuta, Sheng Lihao & Istvan Peni after the men’s 10m air rifle final at the Las Palmas range in Lima, Peru on Saturday. (ISSF)
Photo: IANS

Overview

  • Arjuna Babuta claimed silver in the men’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, scoring 252.3, just 0.1 points behind China’s Sheng Lihao, who secured gold with 252.4.
  • This marks Babuta’s first individual World Cup podium finish since his gold at Changwon in 2022, ending a three-year medal drought.
  • Hungary’s Istvan Peni took bronze with a score of 229.8, rounding out a competitive final featuring several world-class shooters.
  • India’s Rudrankksh Patil was eliminated early in the final after being penalized for a technical infraction, finishing in eighth place.
  • Babuta’s comeback follows a challenging period after his fourth-place finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the shooter crediting renewed mental focus and support from his coach, Deepali Deshpande, for his return to form.