Anantjeet Singh Naruka (born 1 July 1998) is an Indian sport shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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
- ↑ Anant Jeet Singh NARUKA. International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ Shooting is yet to get cricket-like popularity: Teenage shooting star. The Times of India(2015-12-22). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ Indian skeet has come of age. The Hindu(2015-12-17). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ Ganemat Sekhon, Anantjeet Naruka place sixth in mixed skeet. The Hindu(2023-05-24). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka claims silver medal in men's skeet. The Times of India(2023-09-27). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ Asian Games: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka wins historic silver in men's skeet. ESPN(2023-09-27). Retrieved 2023-09-27.