Arjun Babuta Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Sports Shooter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Shooting
Handedness	Right
Master Eye	Right
Coach/Mentor	• Deepali Deshpande • Dilip Chandel • TS Dhillon
Medals	Gold • World Championships, Cairo (Air Rifle Team Men) - 2022 • ISSF World Cup, Changwon (Air Rifle Team Men) - 2022 • ISSF World Cup, Changwon (10m Air Rifle Men) - 2022 Silver • ISSF World Cup, Cairo (10m Air Rifle Mixed Team) - 2024 • Asian Championships, Changwon (10m Air Rifle Men) - 2023 • Asian Championships, Wako City (10m Air Rifle Men Junior) - 2017 Bronze • ISSF Junior World Cup, Sydney (10m Air Rifle Men Junior) - 2018 • ISSF Junior World Cup, Sydney (10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Junior) - 2018 • ISSF Junior World Cup, Gabala (10m Air Rifle Men Junior) - 2016
Events	• AR60 • ARM • ARMT • ARMIX • ARTEAMM
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 January 1999 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	25 Years
Birthplace	Fazilka, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chandigarh
School	St Joseph's Senior Secondary School, Sector 44D, Chandigarh
College/University	• Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar • DAV College, Chandigarh
Educational Qualification(s)	• MA (Journalism & Mass Communication) from Lovely Professional University • BA (Honours) from DAV College
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Listening Music, Travelling
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Family
Parents	Father- Neeraj Babuta (Businessman) Mother- Dipti Babuta (Punjabi Author)
Siblings	Sister- Durga Babuta
Favourites
Food	Dal Makhni
Sportsperson(s)	Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra
Web Series	The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019)
Film	3 Idiots (2009)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arjun Babuta

• Arjun’s journey as a sports shooter started at the age of 12 on his father’s persuasion. His father named him after the character of Arjun in Mahābhārata and wanted him to excel in his sports career.

• Arjun shifted to Chandigarh with his family in 2011 for better opportunities in shooting sports.

• Arjun took training in the initial phase of his career from Lt Col JS Dhillon, former coach of Abhinav Bindra.

• Arjun won his first medal in shooting sports in the Chandigarh State Shooting Championship in 2013.

• Arjun’s father retired voluntarily from Indian Railways as station master in 2017 to focus completely on his son’s shooting career.

• Arjun considers Neeraj Chopra as one of his inspirations. Chopra was also his senior at the DAV College in Chandigarh.

• Arjun likes travelling and has been to several places including Egypt, Austria, and France.
  

  Arjun Babuta posing in front of the Paris Eiffel Tower

• Arjun went through serious back problems in 2018 due to gluten disorder. The situation at that time became so bad for him that the doctors even told him to quit his career in shooting sports.

• Arjun won silver in the 10m Air Rifle at the 2023 Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, earning him the quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
  

  Arjun Babuta (left) posing with his silver medal won at the Asian Shooting Championship