Paris Olympics 2024: Shooter Arjun Babuta narrowly misses medal, finishes fourth in men's 10m air rifle final
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Jul 29, 2024, 4:00 PM ISTIndian shooter Arjun Babuta narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's 10m air rifle competition at the Paris Olympics 2024, finishing in fourth place with a total score of 208.4 on Monday.
In a heartbreaking turn of events at the Paris Olympics 2024, Indian shooter Arjun Babuta narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's 10m air rifle final at his maiden Games, finishing in fourth place with a total score of 208.4 on Monday.
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In a gripping final on Monday, Babuta began his campaign strongly with a 10.7 on his opening shot, followed by a 10.2. His consistent performance continued with a 10.5 and a 10.4 in his subsequent attempts, which initially placed him in contention for a podium finish.
🇮🇳💔 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗷𝘂𝗻! It was just not meant to be for Arjun Babuta as he narrowly came up short in the final of the men's 10m Air Rifle event.
🔫 A 9.9 in his 13th shot proved to be costly for him in the end. He just missed out on a medal finishing 4th.… pic.twitter.com/wJngf0S2Ip
10m Air Rifle Men's Final
Valiant effort from Arjun Babuta, who shot a 208.4 to finish 4th.
The shooter was in fine fettle as he pushed the medallists all the way at . pic.twitter.com/JLMlBmBTCe
Babuta's score of 10.6 in the first series of shots set him up well, but a 9.5 in response to Croatia's Miran Maricic’s 10.7 in the crucial moments dashed his hopes for a medal. Despite a strong showing throughout the competition, Babuta was unable to sustain his form and fell short of clinching a medal.
The 25-year-old shooter displayed impressive skills, particularly in the second series, where he shot a 10.7, 10.5, and a near-perfect 10.8. These performances momentarily lifted him to second place, closing the gap with world record holder Sheng Lihao to just 0.1 points.
However, Lihao ultimately secured the gold medal with a remarkable Olympic record score of 252.2. Sweden's Victor Lindgren claimed the silver with a score of 251.4, while Croatia's Miran Maricic took the bronze with a total of 230 points.
Several netizens took to X, formerly Twitter, to applaud Babuta's valiant effort in the final. Here's a look at some of the reactions:
Chin Up, Champ! ♥️
He was trailing by 0.2 for Gold till shot 12 and then 9.9 9.5 in next few shots missed medal by barest of margins 0.2 💔 anyway long way to go champ ! pic.twitter.com/FbM5JCko2q
Well fought Arjun Babuta 👏
Thank you for making India proud 🇮🇳
He just missed the medal, by finishing 4th in the 10m Air Rifle Men's Finals at pic.twitter.com/B32slPZRIU
WELL FOUGHT, ARJUN BABUTA...!!! 🫡
- Missed a deserving medal, played so well.. pic.twitter.com/UtRvI6HRmu
Arjun babuta finishes at 4th place in 10 m Air rifles. Very agonising for him. Well done Arjun. Excellent effort
— cheena garg (@cheenagarg2)Bhai yaar India is really very unlucky this time. Arjun Babuta could have very well got us another medal.
— Geneva Convention Violator (@Jinesh_Choraria)Arjun Babuta tried well champ made us proud finished at fourth in 10m Air rifle match. Keep it up ❤️
— 𝕏//adi (@botinlovewithu)Stay still. So that you can shoot at a pin head from 10 metres away.
The human mind and body is not designed for this.
To remain still and take the shot takes decades of practise.
Well played Arjun Babuta
Arjun Babuta finishes 4th. Was very close to a medal finish, but a great effort nonetheless! 👏🏽👏🏽
Out of 20 only Two shots below 10 pic.twitter.com/E4aWaftbLQ
What a game!! Hard Luck for Arjun Babuta misses Bronze Medal By 0.3
Maybe got nervous while last 3 Shots
Well Played👍
Earlier today, Manu Bhaker positioned herself for a potential second Olympic medal, teaming up with Sarabjot Singh to secure a spot in the bronze playoff for the 10m air pistol mixed team event. The 22-year-old shooter and Sarabjot scored a combined total of 580, earning them a place in the medal round scheduled for Tuesday. The Indian duo will compete against South Korea’s Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho, who scored 579, in the bronze-medal match.
Meanwhile, Ramita Jindal secured seventh place in the final of the 10m air rifle women's competition. The young Indian shooter finished with a score of 145.3 in the high-caliber eight-women final. She was positioned seventh with a score of 104.0 after 10 shots, when the elimination rounds commenced.
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