Fazilka:Seventeen-year-old Arjun of Jalalabad in Fazilka district has been selected by the Sports Authority of India(SAI) to represent the country in the air rifle shooting to be held in Suhl, Germany, from April 28 to August 6. He will represent the country in the Junior World Cup in 10 metre air rifle event.
He has the distinction of representing the country in Junior category(below 18 year) despite playing in the above 18 category in India. Son of Commercial Inspector(Railways) Neeraj Babuta, Arjun won the gold at the Indore School National Games in 2015, setting a world record of 394 out of 400 points. He is the winner of the national shooting events in 2013, 2014 and 2015.