Arjun Babuta
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1999 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shooting |
Event | 10 m air rifle |
| Coached by | Deepali Deshpande[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 3 |
Medal record | |
Arjun Babuta (born 24 January 1999) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the 10 m air rifle event. Babuta competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the men's 10 m air rifle event.[2]
Babuta was born on 24 January 1999 in Jalalabad, Punjab, India.[3] He is the son of Neeraj Babuta and renowned Punjabi author-poet Deepti Babuta.[4] He later moved to Chandigarh where he began his career in shooting. He obtained his undergraduate degree from DAV College, Chandigarh, and has a mass communication and journalism degree from Lovely Professional University.[5][6]
Babuta raised the issue of not receiving support from the Punjab State Government even though he was allegedly promised a government job in 2022.[7]