Arjun Babuta To Reignite Rivalry With Sheng Lihao On Day 3 Of ISSF World Cup
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Arjun Babuta aims to challenge China's Sheng Lihao at the ISSF World Cup. Sandeep Singh returns to international competition. India seeks medals in rifle events.
Arjun Babuta is all set to renew his pursuit of Sheng Lihao, China's reigning Olympic champion and world record holder, while Sandeep Singh makes his return to international competition after his appearance at the Paris Olympics.
India will continue its quest for coveted World Cup medals on Day 3 of the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) on Thursday.
The third day of competition includes two more finals: the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) final, followed by the men's 10m air rifle final in the afternoon.
Since the Paris Olympics last year, where he finished fourth, Babuta has reached four successive finals. Sheng won that event and the previous one at the Lima World Cup, where Arjun bagged a silver medal, finishing just 0.1 point behind the champion.
Sheng won at the ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi as well, where Arjun finished fifth. In the year's first World Cup in Buenos Aires, teammate Rudrankksh Patil clinched gold while Arjun finished seventh.
Babuta's Paris teammate Sandeep Singh has rejoined the team and aims to make an impact alongside Kiran Jadhav, who missed out on the finals of the men's 3P event and seeks redemption.
In the women's 3P, all three Indian shooters are in top form. Sift Kaur Samra won gold in Argentina and Shriyanka reached the final in Lima. Ashi Chouksey, the third Indian contender, shot well in Lima and narrowly missed the cut.
On Day 1, Varun Tomar, who qualified for the men's 10m air pistol final with an impressive score of 585, ultimately finished sixth after a slow start in the final. Varun exited at the 16-shot mark with a score of 160.3.
China's Hu Kai secured his third consecutive World Cup gold with a score of 242.3. Debutants Nishant Rawat and Aditya Malra shot 582 and 578 to finish 10th and 27th, respectively.
Earlier, Elavenil Valarivan bagged India's first medal at the Munich World Cup with a bronze in the women's 10m air rifle competition.
(with IANS inputs)
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June 11, 2025, 17:14 IST
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