Asian Airgun Championship: India’s Arjun Babuta, Mehuli Ghosh win gold medal in 10m air rifle mixed team event

Daegu: In Shooting, India’s Arjun Babuta and Mehuli Ghosh won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Asian Airgun Championship 2022 in Daegu, South Korea, yesterday after beating compatriots Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Elavenil Valarivan in the finals.

Arjun Babuta and Mehuli Ghosh, both of whom have been on a medal-winning spree at the ongoing championships, combined to beat Kiran and Elavenil Valarivan, 16-10 in the gold medal match.

Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar and



Ramita secured the gold medal in the event after beating compatriots Sri Karthik Sabari Raj Ravishankar and Nancy 17-11.

Indian shooters also secured two individual medals on the day, with Kanishka Dagar winning the bronze in the 10m air pistol youth women’s event.

South Korea’s Oh Ye Jin won the gold medal while another Korean, Kim Yeonwoo, secured the silver medal. Sandeep Bishnoi, clinched the gold medal in the 10m air pistol men's junior event.