Anantjeet Singh Naruka

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (born 1 July 1998) is an Indian sport shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Personal information
Born (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998
Medal record
Shooting
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouMen's skeet
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouMen'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]

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.
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