Last Updated on 29/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
Arjun Babuta Paris Olympics 2024: India’s star shooter Arjun Babuta missed out on getting the second medal for the country at the Paris Olympics 2024. After the first 11 shots, Arjun was in a position to win the silver medal, but after that he made some wrong shots due to which he came out at fourth place.
Earlier on Sunday, Manu Bhaker had won bronze in the women’s 10 meter air pistol event of shooting. This was India’s first medal in the Paris Olympics. While on Monday, Arjun Babuta missed out on winning a medal in the men’s 10 meter air rifle event. But he definitely won the hearts of the fans with his performance.
This is how Babuta moved out of his silver position
8 shooters participated in the final of the 10 meter air rifle event. China’s Lihao Sheng won the gold medal in this event. Lihao Sheng scored 252.2 points and set an Olympic record. Sweden’s Victor Lindgren won the silver with 251.4 points, while Croatia’s Maric Miran won the bronze medal with 230 points.
Babuta was at one point in a position to win the silver medal after the first 11 shots, but he played the 13th (9.9), 15th (10.2) and 18th (10.1) shots wrongly, which put Babuta out of the medal race. Disappointed Babuta could not even hit the last shot correctly and it was 9.5. In this way, Babuta, who was once a contender for silver, could not win any medal.
Babuta’s performance in the final
First series: 10.7, 10.2, 10.5, 10.4, 10.6, Total: 52.4 points
Second series: 10.7, 10.5, 10.4, 10.6, 10.4, Total: 52.6 points
Remaining shots: 10.6, 10.8, 9.9, 10.6, 10.2, 10.7, 10.5, 10.1, 10.5, 9.5
Interested in shooting but don’t know anything about the sport
Let us tell you that Arjun’s story is quite filmy. Veteran shooter Abhinav Bindra’s coach Colonel JS Dhillon has a very important connection with this story. It can be said that Dhillon is the hero of this story, under whose guidance Arjun improved himself and won a medal for the country.
Actually, Arjun Babuta, born in a middle-class family, is from Jalalabad area of Punjab. His village is adjacent to the India-Pakistan border. He completed his primary education in his hometown and later moved to Chandigarh with his family as his father worked in the Indian Railways. Arjun Babuta studied BA Honors from DAV College, Chandigarh.
Arjun Babuta was interested in shooting, but initially he had no knowledge about this sport. Arjun along with his father Neeraj Babuta reached Chandigarh to seek advice from Indian Olympic shooter Abhinav Bindra. During this time in 2013, he met Bindra’s coach Colonel JS Dhillon. Dhillon suggested Arjun to join rifle shooting. After the suggestion of coach Dhillon, Arjun started training for the 10 meter air rifle category. Arjun won his first medal in the Chandigarh State Shooting Championship in 2013.
National coach Deepali improved Arjun’s game
After this, Arjun further improved his performance and won many medals at the junior level. In 2015, Arjun entered the national shooting team and trained under national coach Deepali Deshpande. He used to spend 10 hours every day practicing to hone his shooting skills. In 2016, he was selected for the Junior National Rifle Shooting Team and this became his platform for international tournaments.
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During the shooting competition in Czech Republic in 2016, he managed to get his best score of 632.4 points in the qualifying game. This boosted his confidence and he regularly scored more than 620 points several times. In 2018, he was troubled by back pain and other health problems. But he continued to play the domestic circuit. He managed to win a bronze medal in the Khelo India tournament. In 2022, Arjun made a strong comeback by winning consecutive medals in the world tournament.
Achievements of Arjun Babuta
– Asian Championship, Korea (2023)- Silver medal in 10m air rifle individual event and Olympic 2024 quota place for the country
– World Championship, Cairo (2022)- Gold medal in 10m air rifle team event
– ISSF World Cup, Changwon (2022)- 2 gold medals in individual and men’s team events
– World University Games, Chengdu (2021)- Gold medal in 10m air rifle individual event