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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 26)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Years active2013–present
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportShooting
PositionRight-handed
EventSkeet shooting
Coached by
Achievements and titles
World finalsBronze x1
Regional finalsGold x2 Silver x2 Bronze x2
Medal record
Men's skeet shooting
Representing  India
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 New Delhi Individual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Changwon Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Changwon Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kuwait Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kuwait Team
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Suhl Individual
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Al Ain Individual

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]

Early life

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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

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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]

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Anant Jeet Singh NARUKA". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  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.

See also

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