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India’s Arjun Babuta on Monday, July 29 finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle final, ending his medal hopes at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian shooter registered a score of 208.4 in his 20 shots to remain in contention of a medal bronze along with Croatia’s Miran Maricic, but eventually missed by 0.9 points.
While the Indian youngster secured the fourth place after first series of shots, he took the third spot at the end of series 2. The Indian took the second spot after he shot 10.6 and 10.8 and continued his domination with the 9.9 and 10.6 after shot 13 and 14. However, he continued to be in the medal contention, but dropped down to fourth spot after shot 18. While it was Arjun’s maiden Olympic appearance, earlier, 20-year-old Ramita Jindal also finished seventh in women’s 10m air rifle.
China’s Sheng Lihao won gold, setting an Olympic record with a score of 252.2 while Sweden’s Lindgren Victor settled for silver.
What are the rules in men’s 10m air rifle finals?
The Olympic Games’ format is divided into two parts. In the first attempt, the athletes fire two series of five shots each, with a time limit of 250 seconds per series. Following this, they proceed to the second part, which consists of 14 single shots. Each of these shots is fired on command, and the athletes have 50 seconds to complete each one.
After the tenth shot, which includes the two series and the first two single shots, the lowest scoring finalists start getting eliminated. The eliminations continue after every two shots until only the gold and silver medalists remain. In total, the finalists fire 24 shots, making the highest possible score to aggregate 261.6 points.
In the event of a tie for the lowest ranking athlete to be eliminated, the tied athletes will continue to fire additional single shots until the tie is broken, ensuring a clear ranking for all finalists.
