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Arjun Babuta-Elavenil Valarivan pair bags 10m air rifle mixed team gold
Updated On: 23 August, 2025 03:55 PM IST | Shymkent (Kazakhstan) | mid-day online correspondent
With this win, Punjab’s Babuta, 26, and Tamil Nadu’s Elavenil each completed a double gold haul at the prestigious tournament. Elavenil had earlier won the women’s individual 10m air rifle title, while Babuta was part of the Indian men’s team, along with Rudrankksh Patil and Kiran Jadhav, that topped the podium in the men’s team 10m air rifle event
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Arjun Babuta-Elavenil Valarivan pair (Pic: @OfficialNRAI/X)
India's shooting contingent continued its stellar run at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship, securing two gold medals in the 10m air rifle mixed team and junior mixed team events on Saturday.
In a thrilling final, the Indian duo of Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan outclassed China’s Dingke Lu and Xinlu Peng with a 17-11 victory to clinch gold in the senior mixed team event. The Chinese pair had the early momentum, leading the match in the opening rounds. However, the Indians displayed remarkable composure and resilience, bouncing back strongly despite a shaky start that included scores of 9.5 and 10.1.
GOLD ‼️ ? ? The gold rush continues as Ela @elavalarivan & Arjun @arjunbabuta nail the 10m air rifle mixed team ? with a 17-11 win over Peng & Lu or ??. 21 golds & counting! Second for Ela at Shymkent. Congratulations! ??????#AsianShootingChampionship #MixedTeam #Rifle pic.twitter.com/8tIjIEjm1e
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