ISSF World Cup: Arjun bags silver, Arya finishes fifth; India in third place on medals tally
The Hindu
Arjun Babuta wins silver, Arya Borse finishes fifth in ISSF World Cup air rifle events in Lima.
Paris Olympian Arjun Babuta clinched the silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle event while Arya Borse finished a creditable fifth in the women’s event in her first ever final of the ISSF World Cup in Lima.
In a nail-biting final, Babuta (252.3), who had finished fourth at the Paris Games last year, lost by just 0.1 points to reigning Olympic champion Sheng Lihao of China (252.4).
Seasoned Hungary shooter Istvan Peni, with over 40 ISSF medals to his name, bagged the bronze in what was a world-class field with a total of 229.8.
The final featured a star-studded line-up, including reigning world champion and Paris silver medallist Victor Lindgren of Sweden, Jon-Hermann Hegg of Norway and India’s former world champion Rudrankksh Patil.
India had a chance for a double podium finish, but Rudrankksh was unfortunately docked his 11th shot by the jury due to a technical infraction. As a result, Indian finished eighth, bowing out at the first elimination stage.
Patil had won gold at the World Cup in Buenos Aires last week.
India’s Hriday Hazarika narrowly missed out on the final, finishing 10th with a score of 629.3.
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