Shooting World Cup: Arjun Babuta Strikes Gold in 10m Air Rifle Final
News 18Young Indian shooter Arjun Babuta won the men’s 10m Air Rifle event to clinch the country’s maiden gold medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup here on Monday. In a tense gold medal clash, Arjun humbled Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Lucas Kozeniesky with a rather one-sided 17-9 effort. Many congratulations to @arjunbabuta on winning the Gold in 10m Air Rifle Men at @ISSF_Shooting 2022 World Cup, Changwon https://t.co/W0EgX14Eiq pic.twitter.com/JnLvXgFJdV— SAI Media July 11, 2022 The 23-year-old from Punjab, who has been representing India since 2016, had earlier topped the ranking match with 261.1 points to qualify for the gold medal clash. This was also foreign rifle coach Thomas Farnik’s maiden medal in his very first international assignment.