Arjun Babuta, 23, won the men's 10m air rifle gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea, on Monday. It was the first senior international medal for Arjun. Olympian rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil, who has watched Arjun's struggles over the years, said it was a "redemption" for the Punjab shooter after a "rollercoaster" ride.
Arjun defeated USA's Lucas Kozeniesky 17-9 in the gold medal round. He shot 630. 5 in the qualifying and then topped the ranking round with 261.1 to make the cut for the gold medal match. Lucas had won the 10m air rifle mixed event silver in Tokyo Olympics last year.
