Hrachik Babayan, the record-holder rifleman from Armenia, Silver medalist at Youth Olympic Games and World Youth Championship, set a European record among the youth and took the 5th place advancing to the final.
The 18-year old sportsman earned 629.3 points by 6 firings. The first place was taken by Vitaly Bubnovich.
To note, Baku is hosting the 2015 European Games on June 12-28, 2015. The Games feature over 6,000 sportsmen from all over Europe, who are contending for 266 medals in 20 sports.