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Time of India
a day ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Shooting World Cup: India's Arya Borse, Arjun Babuta stun Olympic champions from China; clinch gold in 10m air rifle mixed team event
India's Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta (Photo Credit: X) Indian shooters Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta clinched the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup on Saturday, defeating Chinese Olympic and world champions Zifei Wang and Lihao Sheng with a commanding 17-7 score. The Indian pair qualified for the finals by scoring 635.2 in the qualifications, just marginally behind the Chinese duo's world record score of 635.9. This victory marks India's fourth medal and second gold in the ongoing World Cup, following Suruchi Singh's gold and bronze medals won by Sift Kaur Samra and Elavenil in their individual events earlier this week. Norway's Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Jon-Hermann Hegg secured the bronze medal by defeating USA's Sagen Maddalena and Peter Matthew Fiori 16-14. The other Indian pair of Elavenil Valarivan and Ankush Jadhav finished sixth in the qualifications with a score of 631.8. In the finals, despite conceding an early lead when Arya shot 9.8, the Indian duo dominated the match. They maintained exceptional consistency, with only one shot below 10.5 in the next seven series, building a substantial 13-3 lead after eight series. Although the Chinese pair managed to win the next two series narrowly, Borse and Babuta sealed their victory in the final rounds. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo Arjun matched Sheng with identical 10.1s, while Arya outperformed Wang with a 10.6 against 10.4. Earlier this year, Arya Borse had won a silver medal in the same event at the World Cup in Lima, Peru, partnering with Rudrankksh Patil. In the 10m air pistol mixed team event, Indian pairs showed mixed results. Manu Bhaker and Aditya Malra finished sixth with a total of 577 in qualifications, while Suruchi Singh and Varun Tomar placed tenth with 576. The gold-winning performance demonstrated the Indian team's growing prowess in international shooting competitions, particularly against established champions.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Arya-Arjun pair brings home mixed air rifle gold
Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta clinched the mixed air rifle gold by beating the Chinese pair of Wang Zifei and Sheng Lihao 17-7 in the shooting World Cup that concluded in Munich, Germany, on Saturday. The Chinese pair had shot a world record score of 635.9 in qualification, 0.7 point better than the Indian pair. Arya and Arjun stepped it up in the gold medal match for a spectacular finish. China topped the medals table with four gold, a silver and two bronze. India end their campaign at ISSF Shooting World Cup, Munich at 3rd spot with 4 medals, including 2 Gold! 🥇🥇 # — India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) June 14, 2025 The Chinese pair clinched the mixed air pistol gold also through Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai. The Indian duo of Manu Bhaker and Aditya Malra shot 577 and placed sixth, missing the medal match by two points. Suruchi Phogat, the women's air pistol gold medallist, missed a medal for the first time in six attempts. Suruchi and Varun Tomar shot 576 for 10th place. In three World Cups, the 19-year-old Suruchi has won four gold, and a bronze medal. It includes a hat-trick of gold in women's air pistol in Buenos Aires, Lima and Munich. India was third on the table with two gold and two bronze medals, behind Norway which won two gold, a silver and a bronze. The two bronze medals for India were won by Elavenil Valarivan and Sift Kaur Samra in women's air rifle and rifle 3-position events, respectively. The results: 10m air rifle: Mixed team: 1. India (Arya Borse, Arjun Babuta) 17 (635.2); 2. China (Wang Zifei, Sheng Lihao) 7 (635.9 WR); 3. Norway (Jeanette Duestad, Jon-Hermann Hegg) 16 (632.3); 4. USA (Sagen Maddalena, Peter Fiori) 14 (632.1); 6. India-2 (Elavenil Valarivan, Kiran Jadhav) 631.8. 10m air pistol: Mixed team: 1. China (Yao Qianxun, Hu Kai) 16 (585); 2. Armenia (Elmira Karapteyan, Benik Khlghatyan) 4 (580); 3. Germany (Doreen Venekamp, Christian Reitz) 17 (579); 4. Serbia (Zorana Arunovic, Damir Mikec) 13 (580); 6. India-2 (Manu Bhaker, Aditya Malra) 577; 10. India (Suruchi Phogat, Varun Tomar) 576.
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Babuta takes a shot at new event
Mumbai: Paris Olympian Arjun Babuta is currently in trial-and-error mode. He's experimenting with his shooting — both equipment and mindset wise — and exploring interests beyond it. As part of that, the 10m air rifle shooter who finished fourth at last year's Olympics will divide his attention to a new event. And thus, a week after returning home from the ISSF World Cup Lima with a 10m air rifle silver medal, Babuta resumed training for 50m rifle three positions to give a shot in it at the next trials. He's occasionally dabbled in the longer, more strenuous event before, but now wants to 'treat it equally' with his primary event. 'I want to give equal importance to 50m as my 10m event,' Babuta said. 'I'm very close to the top eight every time, but there's still improvement to be done in it. Because it's a new event for me, it will take some time. I also have to get physically fitter for it. 'Right now, because I'm prioritising the 10m, I have to sacrifice on training for 50m. I'll change that this year. I want to explore that side of myself as well.' Babuta is on an exploration path outside of the shooting ranges as well. He's gone back to practicing the tabla, is taking online lessons on photography and listening to a wide range of podcasts, among other things. All of this, he believes, is helping him 'learn a lot about myself and also other people's perspective'. Babuta went through an emotional rollercoaster after his first Olympics where he had the finish line in sight but couldn't cross it for a medal. He's since been made to carry that fourth-place tag wherever he has gone. It played a role in the 26-year-old wishing to look at life beyond shooting; something that isn't too common among elite shooters in India. 'People for which that works, who think shooting all the time, well and good. But for me, wherever I have gone in public, everyone says, 'He finished fourth at the Paris Olympics'. I then ask myself: is that the only thing I want to be known for, or even something beyond? 'I believe there has to be personal growth as well, and life must have balance. I find peace in trying all these things. And feel like I am developing too,' he said. Also giving him peace is keeping a diary, an exercise Babuta engages in at least twice a week when he is mentally detached from shooting and all by himself. Time constraints prevent him from writing more often. 'I write about everything, not just shooting,' he said. On the shooting front, the World Cup silver was a 'respectable' outcome for him after a few close finishes outside the podium. Babuta stood 0.1 points behind China's Paris Olympics champion Sheng Lihao in a high-quality final in Lima. More than ending the medal drought, though, Babuta was happier about his experiments and changes in mental approach — not seeing the scores throughout the match, for example — starting to show results. 'You have to be gutsy to try these new things. I wasn't getting success with it for a while, and so I felt relieved and happy once I got it,' he said.
News18
01-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
'I Don't Chase Scores': With Focus On 'Karma' And The Present, Shooter Arjun Babuta Dreams Of Becoming The World's Best
Last Updated: Nine months after missing out on an Olympic medal, Arjun Babuta made a glorious comeback at the ISSF World Cup with a silver medal. On July 31 last year, several Indians had their eyes glued to the TV screens as the men's 10m air rifle finals were underway at the Paris Olympics. Star Indian shooter Arjun Babuta was fighting hard for a podium finish. At the end of Shot 17, the Indian was placed second, aiming for a silver medal. But within the next shot, Arjun was down to fourth. The Indians back home were in a tense mood, pondering whether he would manage to win a medal from shooting in Paris. At that point, he was 0.3 points behind third-placed Viktor Lindgren. After Shot 19, Arjun was still fourth, although the difference between him and Miran Maricic was just 0.2. However, on the 20th attempt, the Indian shot a disappointing 9.5, while Maricic shot 10.7. With a gap of 0.9, Arjun bowed out fourth, falling agonisingly short of an Olympic medal. Nine months later, at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Arjun again fell marginally short, this time for a gold, but he ensured to make a glorious comeback with a medal this time. Asked by News18 Sports if pressure did get the better of him on both occasions, Arjun said, 'When there is a shooting final, I think no one is looking at the scores. Everyone is focused on the shot and the technical elements. So, the ranking is not in my control in the end, and I focus on the action of the shot, which is my karma." 'I don't focus on what the ranking is. I listen to the announcement, but apart from that, I just focus on my technique. I don't chase the scores," Arjun added. But do near misses trigger the thought of 'what if?' The Indian shooter explains how he changed his mentality over time to get rid of those thoughts. 'Earlier, it used to be like that. I used to think that x could happen if I did y, but now I think that a decision that I made at a certain point is the best I could. Emotions are best kept aside while deciding. So, I think if I have decided at any particular moment in the past, then it is a conscious effort and I don't regret it later," Arjun says. For athletes, mental training has become a very crucial part of their process over the last few years. Asked what his mental training consists of, Arjun paints a detailed picture. 'There are a lot of aspects. Mainly, we have to stay in the present and focus on our technique. So, that becomes the biggest challenge. It seems from an outside view that we just have to stand still, but it is important to know that our body is made to move, not to stand still," Arjun says. 'We have to shoot all 60 shots from a 10-meter distance and we can't miss any shot. So there we need mental endurance, presence of mind, everything and how well we can keep ourselves there in every moment. That becomes a challenge. Then, getting over the victories and the losses as well," he adds. Asked where he would want to see himself five years down the line, the star shooter laughs. 'Itna lamba to maine nahi socha hai (I haven't thought of anything that far). I would surely be doing something good. I prefer living in the present and focusing on the near future," Arjun says. 'If I am shooting, I want to see myself as an Olympic champion and the best shooter in the world (laughs)," Arjun adds. First Published: May 01, 2025, 16:45 IST
