- Arjun Babuta shone on the seventh day of the Olympic Selection Trials (OST) for Rifle and Pistol.
- He surpassed the existing finals world record in men’s 10M Air Rifle with a score of 254.0 in the OST T1 final.
- This score exceeded the mark set by fellow finalist and India teammate Divyansh Singh Panwar at the Cairo World Cup earlier this year.
- Other winners in their respective OST T1 final matches included Nancy (women’s 10M Air Rifle), Varun Tomar (men’s 100M Air Pistol), and Rhythm Sangwan (women’s 10M Air Pistol), as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
- Arjun’s performance featured two perfect 10.9 scores and 13 other shots scoring 10.6 or higher.
- His lowest score of 10.0 came on the 21st shot, by which time he had already established a substantial lead.
- He ultimately won by 2.8 points over 2022 world champ Rudrankksh Patil, with Sri Karthik Sabari Raj finishing third.
- Nancy displayed a strong performance in the women’s 10M Air Rifle OST T1 final, securing a comfortable victory with a score of 253.4.
- Her score narrowly missed the world record but was enough to fend off quota holder Mehuli Ghosh by 0.7 points, with Olympian Elavenil Valarivan finishing third.
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