Shooting World Cup: Arjun Babuta strikes gold in 10m air rifle final

Changwon: Young Indian shooter Arjun Babuta stunned Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Lucas Kozeniesky to win the men’s 10m air rifle event and open the country’s account in the ongoing ISSF World Cup here on Monday.
In the gold medal clash, Arjun humbled USA’s Kozeniesky 17-9 in a rather one-sided contest.
This is Arjun’s maiden gold for the senior side. He had bagged the yellow metal at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
Also Read Eng vs Ind: Police arrest fan after racism allegations during Edgbaston Test The 23-year-old from Punjab, who has been representing India since 2016, had earlier topped the ranking round with a scintillating 261.1 points to qualify for the gold medal clash.
Kozeniesky shot 260.4 to join him even as qualification leader Sergey Richter of Israel settled for bronze with a score of 259.9.
The other Indian in the fray, Parth Makhija, who also qualified for the ranking event in fifth place following an impressive show on Sunday, finished fourth with a score of 258.1.