Anantjeet Singh Naruka

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Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Personal information
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Born (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 26)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Years active2013–present
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Shooting
PositionRight-handed
Event Skeet shooting
Coached by
Achievements and titles
World finalsBronze medal world centered-2.svg x1
Regional finalsGold medal asia.svg x2 Silver medal asia.svg x2 Bronze medal asia.svg x2
Medal record
Men's skeet shooting Shooting pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 New Delhi Individual
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Changwon Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Changwon Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kuwait Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Kuwait Team
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Suhl Individual
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Al AinIndividual

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (born 1 July 1998) is an Indian skeet shooter. He is a bronze medalist at the World Cup, and a silver and bronze medalist at the Asian Games. He is a double gold medalist, as well as silver and bronze medalist at the Asian Championships. Naruka finished 4th in the mixed skeet event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing the medal by a point, with a scoreline of 43–44. [1]

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Early life

Naruka was born on July 1, 1998, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. [2] He was initially coached by his father, who was also a skeet shooter. [3]

Career

His first major win in a senior tournament was in 2015, when he won the gold medal in men's skeet at the 2015 National Shotgun Championships in Jaipur. [4] He participated at the 2023 ISSF World Cup in Almaty in the mixed skeet competition, with his partner being Ganemat Sekhon. They placed 6th in the final tally. [5]

He qualified for the 2023 Asian Games for two events, the individual men's skeet and the team men's skeet. He won a silver medal in the men's skeet competition, with a score of 58/60. [6] He also won a bronze medal for the team competition, along with his teammates Gurjoat Siingh Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa. [7]

Awards

Naruka was honoured with the Rajasthan Gaurav Award in 2023 and the H.H. Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Award in 2020.

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References

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