Arjun Babuta and Arya Borse Clinch 10m Rifle Mixed Gold at ISSF World Cup

### Fast Summary
– Arjun Babuta and Arya Borse won the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event at the ISSF World Cup held in Munich on Saturday.
– The duo defeated Shanghai Games gold medallist Sheng Lihao and Zifei wang from China, winning 17-7 in the final.
– Indian team qualified second with a score of 635.2 behind China’s record-breaking qualifying score of 635.9.
– In the final,after an early lead by China (2 points),India rebounded to take a commanding lead,ultimately clinching victory.
– Babuta cited calm focus on technique as crucial to overcoming his past losses against Sheng Lihao.
– Another Indian pair, Elavenil Valarivan and Kiran Jadhav, finished sixth in this category with a score of 631.8.
– Indian participants struggled elsewhere: Manu bhaker-Aditya Malra placed sixth in air pistol mixed (577), and Suruchi Phogat finished tenth (576), breaking her earlier streak.

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### Indian Opinion Analysis
The victory by Arjun Babuta and Arya Borse demonstrates India’s sustained competitiveness at global shooting events like the ISSF World Cup. Defeating top-tier athletes such as Paris Games’ champions Sheng Lihao underscores India’s progress against traditionally dominant nations like China. Strategically, this success may bolster confidence heading into future competitions including Paris Olympics.

Though, other results highlight areas for betterment-particularly consistency across categories-as some notable names underperformed or struggled to adapt under new conditions (e.g.,equipment issues cited by Babuta). While individual setbacks are part of sports advancement journeys, focused investment into technical training could help augment performances across disciplines.

India’s showing signals promise but highlights gaps needing attention for broader advancement on international stages.