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{{short description|Indian sport shooter (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}}{{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}}

{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Arjun Babuta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|24}}
| birth_place = [[Jalalabad, Fazilka|Jalalabad]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
| event = [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10 m air rifle]]
| coach = [[Deepali Deshpande]]<ref name="foo-bar">{{cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM2401199901|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation|access-date=2023-08-10|website=www.issf-sports.org}}</ref>
| height = 1.68 m
| highestranking = 3
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10 m air rifle shooting]]}} [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCount | total = yes
| [[ISSF World Championships|World Championships]] | 1 | 0 | 0
| [[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]] | 7 | 2 | 1
| [[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]] | 3 | 2 | 0
| [[ISSF Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]] | 1 | 0 | 2
| [[FISU World University Games|World University Games]] | 1 | 0 | 0
}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships|2022 Cairo]]|[[2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Men|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Asian Airgun Championships|2022 Daegu]]|[[2022 Asian Airgun Championships#Mixed|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Asian Airgun Championships|2022 Daegu]]|[[2022 Asian Airgun Championships#Men|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Asian Shooting Championships|2023 Changwon]]|[[2023 Asian Shooting Championships#Men|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Asian Shooting Championships|2025 Shymkent]]|[[2025 Asian Shooting Championships#Mixed - Senior|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 Asian Shooting Championships|2025 Shymkent]]|[[2025 Asian Shooting Championships#Men - Senior|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships|2026 New Delhi]]|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships#Mixed|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships|2026 New Delhi]]|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships#Men|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2023 Asian Shooting Championships|2023 Changwon]]|[[2023 Asian Shooting Championships#Men|Individual]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships|2026 New Delhi]]|[[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships#Men|Individual]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2024 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships|2024 Jakarta]]|[[2024 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships#Men|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 ISSF World Cup|2022 Changwon]]|[[2022 ISSF World Cup#Men's results|Individual]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2022 ISSF World Cup|2022 Changwon]]|[[2022 ISSF World Cup#Men's results|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2025 ISSF World Cup|2025 Munich]]|[[2025 ISSF World Cup#Rifle events|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2024 ISSF World Cup|2024 Cairo]]|[[2024 ISSF World Cup#Rifle events|Mixed team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2025 ISSF World Cup|2025 Lima]]|[[2025 ISSF World Cup#Rifle events|Individual]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 ISSF Junior World Cup|2016 Gabala]]|[[2016 ISSF Junior World Cup#Men's results|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 ISSF Junior World Cup|2016 Gabala]]|[[2016 ISSF Junior World Cup#Men's results|Individual]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Sydney]]|[[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup#Men's results|Individual]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FISU World University Games|World University Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 Summer World University Games|2021 Chengdu]]|[[Shooting at the 2021 Summer World University Games#Men's events|Team]]}}
}}

'''Arjun Babuta''' (born 24 January 1999) is an Indian [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]] who competes in the [[ISSF 10 meter air rifle|10 m air rifle]] event. Babuta competed at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]], where he narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|men's 10 m air rifle]] event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Arjun Babuta's heartbreaking 4th place finish at Paris Olympics |url=https://www.indianshooting.com/news/arjun-babutas-heartbreaking-4th-place-finish-at-paris-olympics/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=indianshooting.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==
Babuta was born on 24 January 1999 in [[Jalalabad, Fazilka|Jalalabad]], [[Punjab, India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2024 |title=Arjun Babuta finishes fourth in Paris Olympics 2024 in Men's 10 meter air rifle: All about his family, education, journey |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/work/arjun-babuta-finishes-fourth-paris-olympics-2024-in-mens-10-meter-air-rifle-all-about-his-family-education-journey/articleshow/112107033.cms |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is the son of Neeraj Babuta and renowned Punjabi author-poet Deepti Babuta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohali-based Deepti Babuta becomes first woman to bag Dhahan Prize for Punjabi literature |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 November 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/mohalibased-deepti-babuta-becomes-first-woman-to-bag-dhahan-prize-for-punjabi-literature-101700216208396.html |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="star">{{cite news |last1=Dey |first1=Santadeep |title=Once unable to stand for long with troubled back, Arjun Babuta outguns Olympic silver medallist |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/once-unable-to-stand-for-long-with-troubled-back-arjun-babuta-outguns-olympic-silver-medallist/article65664916.ece |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=Sportstar |date=21 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Silver for Arjun in international meet |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/silver-for-arjun-in-international-meet-414862# |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=Tribune India |date=29 May 2017}}</ref>

Babuta raised the issue of not receiving support from the Punjab State Government even though he was allegedly promised a government job in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-03 |title=Shooter Arjun Babuta slams Punjab government for lack of support: 'Have not received any benefit' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/olympics-2024-shooting-india-arjun-babuta-slams-punjab-government-for-lack-of-support-13800535.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Career==
Babuta won one gold medal and one bronze medal in the 10 m air rifle event at [[2016 ISSF Junior World Cup|2016 Junior World Cup]] in Gabala.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title = Chandigarh shooter Arjun Babuta shoots bronze at Junior World Cup|work = Indian Express|date = 2016-09-21|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/chandigarh-shooter-arjun-babuta-wins-bronze-in-junior-world-cup-3041604/}}</ref> In 2017, he won silver at the [[2017 Asian Airgun Championships|10th Asian Airgun Championship]], [[Wakō, Saitama|Wako City]] in Japan.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title = Arjun Babuta claims silver in 10m air rifle at Asian Airgun Championship|publisher =Hindustan Times|date = 2017-12-09|url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/arjun-babuta-claims-silver-in-10m-air-rifle-at-asian-airgun-championship/story-VhxznU7fIziIP6ggyFNwDO.html|accessdate = 2017-12-09}}</ref>

He also won the silver in the 27th Meeting of Shooting Hopes 2017 international junior competition, Plzen, Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite news|title = Meeting of Shooting Hopes: Arjun Babuta and Anmol Jain fire silver|publisher = Sportstarlive|date = 2017-05-27|url = http://www.sportstarlive.com/shooting/meeting-of-shooting-hopes-arjun-babuta-and-anmol-jain-fire-silver/article18591011.ece|accessdate = 2017-05-27}}</ref> He won one bronze in [[2018 ISSF Junior World Cup|2018 Junior World Cup]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Arjun Babuta shoots his way to bronze at Junior world cup|work = Indian Express|date = 2018-03-23|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/junior-world-cup-chandigarh-youngster-shoots-his-way-to-bronze-5107999/}}</ref>

A career-threatening back problem kept him out of action from 2018 to 2020. He won gold medals at the [[2022 ISSF World Cup|2022 World Cup]] in [[Changwon]] in 10 m air rifle, both in the individual and team events.<ref name="star"/>

At the [[2023 Asian Shooting Championships]], Babuta won silver in the 10 m air rifle event, earning India a quota place to the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]]. He also won gold in the team event with [[Divyansh Singh Panwar]] and Hriday Hazarika.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Championships: Arjun Babuta's silver and Tilottama Sen's silver secure Olympic quota in the 10m air rifle events |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/asian-championships-arjun-babutas-silver-and-tilottama-sens-silver-secure-olympic-quota-in-the-10m-air-rifle-events/articleshow/104745934.cms |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=27 October 2023}}</ref>

At the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Pairs Olympics]], the pair of Babuta and [[Ramita Jindal]] finished 6th among 28 teams in the qualifying round of the [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team|10 m air rifle mixed team]] event, failing to progress to the medal rounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paris Olympics: Indian shooters miss out on medal rounds in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/paris-olympics-2024/indiaparis/paris-olympics-indian-shooters-miss-out-on-medal-rounds-in-10m-air-rifle-mixed-team-event/articleshow/112061253.cms |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=27 July 2024}}</ref> Babuta made it to the final of [[Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle|men's 10 m air rifle]] after placing seventh in qualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-paris-olympics-2024-pv-sindhu-opens-campaign-with-dominant-win-arjun-babuta-through-to-men-10m-air-rifle-final-3099099|title=Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu opens campaign with dominant win; Arjun Babuta through to men's 10m air rifle final|publisher=DNA india}}</ref> He finished fourth in the closely-contested final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paris Olympics 2024: Arjun Babuta misses medal in 10m air rifle men's final, finishes fourth |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/arjun-babuta-paris-olympics-2024-10m-air-rifle-men-final-9481656/ |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM2401199901 Arjun Babuta] at [[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]]

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[[Category:Indian male sport shooters]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
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[[Category:Sport shooters from Punjab, India]]
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[[Category:Olympic shooters for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in shooting]]

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