ISSF World Cup Final Rifle: Arjun Babuta finished on fifth place in the men's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on Tuesday after leading on top for most part of the medal round.

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Babuta, who narrowly missed out on medal at the Paris Olympics after finishing fourth in the the men’s 10m air rifle, was leading in the early stages of final but a 9.8 make him fell out of medal contention as he slipped directly into the fifth spot, in what was a shocking turnaround. He scored a total of 188.3 points.

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China's Lihao Sheng clinched gold while Peni Istvan of Hungary bagged silver and Jiri Privratsky toook bronze.

Another Indian in the 10m air rifle final Divyansh Panwar also failed to secure a spot on the podium, finishing in a disappointing eighth place with 124.0 points.

China's Lihao Sheng clinched gold while Peni Istvan of Hungary bagged silver and Jiri Privratsky toook bronze.

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