Munich, June 15, 2025 — India’s shooting duo Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta delivered a stellar performance to claim the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich. They outclassed China’s reigning Olympic and world champion pair Lihao Sheng and Zifei Wang with a commanding 17-7 victory in the gold medal match.
🥇 Key Highlights:
- Final Score: India beat China 17-7.
- Qualification Round: Arya-Arjun shot 635.2, just 0.7 points behind China’s record-setting 635.9.
- Arya and Arjun were near-flawless in the finals, conceding only two series to China.
- Arya’s clutch 10.6 shot in the 12th series secured the win.
🏆 India’s Medal Tally at ISSF World Cup Munich 2025 (so far):
- 🥇 Arya Borse & Arjun Babuta – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
- 🥇 Suruchi Singh – Individual Event
- 🥉 Sift Kaur Samra – Individual Event
- 🥉 Elavenil Valarivan – Individual Event
🔫 Other Indian Performances:
- Elavenil Valarivan & Ankush Jadhav – Finished 6th in qualification (631.8).
- 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team:
- Manu Bhaker & Aditya Malra – 6th place (577).
- Suruchi Singh & Varun Tomar – 10th place (576).
🥉 Bronze Medal Match:
- Norway’s Jeanette Hegg Duestad & Jon-Hermann Hegg defeated USA’s Sagen Maddalena & Peter Matthew Fiori 16-14 to take bronze.
🎯 Final Showdown – Series by Series:
- Initial Lead: China 2-0 (Arya starts with 9.8).
- India Roars Back: Arjun and Arya dominate next seven series to lead 13-3.
- China Briefly Resists: Wins two narrow series to make it 13-7.
- Match Point: Arya fires a 10.6 to seal it after Arjun matches Sheng’s 10.1.