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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fazilka, Punjab, India | 24 January 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Chandigarh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10 meter air rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Deepali Deshpande[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arjun Babuta (Hindi: अर्जुन बाबूता) is an Indian sport shooter, supported by OGQ. He is from Chandigarh who competes in the 10 meter air rifle events. Arjun has been a part of the Indian Shooting Team since 2016. He has represented India at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2016(Suhl), ISSF Junior World Cup 2016(Gabala), ISSF Junior World Championship 2017(Suhl) and the ISSF Junior World Cup 2018(Sydney).[2]
Arjun Babuta won one bronze in ISSF Junior World Cup 2018(Sydney).[3]
He won one gold medal and one bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle Event at ISSF Junior World Cup 2016, Gabala.[4]
He won the silver at the 10th Asian Airgun Championship, Wako City in Japan.[5]
He also won the silver in the 27th Meeting of Shooting Hopes 2017 international junior competition, Plzen, Czech Republic.[6]
At the 2023 Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Babuta won silver in the 10m Air Rifle, earning India a quota place to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]