- 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.
CUCET 2021 : 1 Exam for 41 Central Universities | Important Update
April 9, 2021
Students seeking admission to undergraduate courses in 41 central universities may not be able to rely on their Class 12th marks alone. With the finalization of plan to conduct the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET), students will have to prepare to fill an online form and appear for the test.
