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Anantjeet Singh Naruka

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Anantjeet Singh Naruka
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 (age 27)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Years active2013–present
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportShooting
Event
Skeet
Coached by
Achievements and titles
World finalsBronze x1
Regional finalsGold x3 Silver x2 Bronze x2
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  India
World Cup Final
Bronze medal – third place 2024 New Delhi Skeet
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Skeet
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Skeet team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Changwon Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Changwon Skeet mixed
Gold medal – first place 2025 Shymkent Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kuwait Skeet
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kuwait Skeet team
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Suhl Skeet
Junior Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Al-Ain Skeet

Anantjeet Singh Naruka (born 1 July 1998) is an Indian skeet shooter.[1] He is a bronze medalist at the World Cup Final, and a silver and bronze medalist at the Asian Games. He is a triple gold medalist, as well as silver and bronze medalist at the Asian Championships. Naruka finished fourth in the mixed skeet event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing the bronze medal by a point, with a scoreline of 43–44.[2]

Early life

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

Career

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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]

Naruka 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]

He has been coached by names like Pietro Genga, Ennio Falco and Riccardo Filippelli.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anant Jeet Singh NARUKA". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. ^ "Meet Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, skeet shooters who lost bronze by a whisker at Paris Olympics". Firstpost. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Srinivasan, Kamesh (2015-12-17). "Indian skeet has come of age". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. ^ "Ganemat Sekhon, Anantjeet Naruka place sixth in mixed skeet". The Hindu. 2023-05-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka wins historic silver in men's skeet". ESPN. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  8. ^ Gurung, Anmol (2025-08-20). "This must be our starting point: Coach Filippelli after Anantjeet's golden hit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-08-23.

See also

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