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{{Short description|Indian sport shooter}}
'''Anantjeet Singh Naruka''' (born 1 July 1998) is an Indian [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]] from Jaipur, Rajasthan. 

{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anantjeet Singh Naruka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|07|01}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|[[Shooting]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Shooting at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's skeet|Men's skeet]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|Men's skeet team}}
}}

== Early life ==
He was born in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anant Jeet Singh NARUKA |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM0107199801 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]]}}</ref> He was initially coached by his father, who was also a skeet shooter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Aditya |date=2015-12-22 |title=Shooting is yet to get cricket-like popularity: Teenage shooting star |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooting-is-yet-to-get-cricket-like-popularity-teenage-shooting-star/articleshow/50278875.cms |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh |date=2015-12-17 |title=Indian skeet has come of age |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/indian-skeet-has-come-of-age/article8001644.ece |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-05-24 |title=Ganemat Sekhon, Anantjeet Naruka place sixth in mixed skeet |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/ganemat-sekhon-anantjeet-naruka-place-sixth-in-mixed-skeet/article66889162.ece |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
He qualified for the 2023 Asian Games for two events, the individual [[Shooting at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's skeet|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-27 |title=Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka claims silver medal in men's skeet |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/asian-games-anant-jeet-singh-naruka-claims-silver-medal-in-mens-skeet/articleshow/103985393.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal for the team competition, along with his teammates [[Gurjoat Siingh Khangura]] and [[Angad Vir Singh Bajwa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka wins historic silver in men's skeet |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/38502093/anant-jeet-singh-naruka-wins-historic-silver-men-skeet |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male sport shooters]]
[[Category:Sport shooters from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in shooting]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]