Anantjeet Singh Naruka

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Anantjeet Singh Naruka (born 1 July 1998) is an Indian skeet shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan, supported by OGQ.

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Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Personal information
Born (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 25)
Medal record
Shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's skeet
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's skeet team

Early life

He was born in 1998. [1] He was initially coached by his father, who was also a skeet shooter. [2]

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. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5] He also won a bronze medal for the team competition, along with his teammates Gurjoat Siingh Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa. [6]

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References

  1. "Anant Jeet Singh NARUKA". International Shooting Sport Federation . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. Mukherjee, Aditya (2015-12-22). "Shooting is yet to get cricket-like popularity: Teenage shooting star". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. Srinivasan, Kamesh (2015-12-17). "Indian skeet has come of age". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. "Ganemat Sekhon, Anantjeet Naruka place sixth in mixed skeet". The Hindu. 2023-05-24. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. "Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka claims silver medal in men's skeet". The Times of India. 2023-09-27. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. "Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka wins historic silver in men's skeet". ESPN. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.