Chateauroux (France), Jul 28: Indian shooter Arjun Babuta secured a spot in the 10m air rifle final of the Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the qualification round here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Babuta shot a series of 105.7, 104.9, 105.5, 105.4, 104.0 and 104.6 to make the cut with a score of 630.1 points. Paris Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker Breaks Jinx, Earns India Olympic Bronze Medal in Shooting After 13 Years.

He will take another shot at glory in the eight-shooter final on Monday after narrowly missing out on a final berth in the mixed-team event with Ramita Jindal on Saturday, where the duo finished sixth in the qualification. The Chandigarh boy, who has been in the national squad since 2016, has been a perennial underachiever before he came into national reckoning by clinching an Olympic berth at the Asian Shooting Championships last year in Changwon.

Army man Sandeep Singh shot 629.3 to finish 12th in the same event ending his Paris campaign, having achieved plenty of experience in his maiden Olympics after displacing world champion Rudrankksh Patil in the selection trials in April-May. ‘An Incredible Achievement’: PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Shooter Manu Bhaker for Winning Bronze Medal at Paris Olympics 2024.

China's Sheng Lihao topped the qualifiers, shooting 631.7, just one point adrift of the qualification record of 632.7 set by countryman Yang Haoran at the Tokyo Games.

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