Anantjeet Singh Naruka is an Indian sports shooter. He won the silver medal in the men’s skeet event at the 2023 Asian Games with a score of 58/60. The gold medal was won by Abdullah Rushdie of Kuwait and the silver medal was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar.
Wiki/Biography
Anantjeet Singh Naruka was born on Wednesday, July 1, 1998, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (age 25; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Cancer. Anant is an undergraduate student.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′1″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: natural black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Anantjeet Singh Naruka’s father, Dalpat Singh Naruka, was a skeet shooter and now owns a business. Anant’s mother is a housewife. He has 2 sisters: Trisha Singh and Kritika Singh.
(L to R) Dalpat Singh Naruka, Trisha Singh, Anantjeet’s mother, Kritika Singh and Anantjeet Singh Naruka
wife
Anantjeet Singh Naruka is unmarried.
Profession
Anantjeet Singh Naruka started his shooting career in 2012 and later participated in competitions in 2013. In 2014, Anant participated in the Asian Shotgun Championship. In 2015, participated in the 59th National Shooting Championship (Shotgun) held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He defeated two national champions Man Singh and Mairaj Ahmed Khan. In 2015, Anantjit scored 110 points and 12 points in the junior men’s skeet event at the 7th International Junior Shotgun Cup held in Orimatila, Finland. Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Angadvir Bajwa and Arjun Mann of the Indian team scored 110, 119 and 102 points respectively. In the same year, Anant participated in the 2nd ISSF Junior Cup Championship held in Suhl, Germany. In 2021, participate in the 64th National Shooting Championship held in Patiala, Punjab, India.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka at the 64th National Shooting Championship
In 2022, he will participate in the 66th National Shooting Championship held in New Delhi, India.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka at the 66th National Shooting Championship
In 2023, Anantjit participated in the 2023 ISSF World Cup and finished 23rd in the ISSF World Cup in Cairo and the individual competition of the ISSF World Cup in Almaty. He finished sixth in the ISSF World Cup mixed team event in Cairo.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka attended the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt
In 2023, Ananjit Singh Naruka participated in the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, and achieved a score of 58/60. In the team event, Anant, along with Angad Veer Singh Bajwa and Gurjot Kangula, scored a total of 355 points. The Chinese team won the gold medal and the Qatar team won the silver medal.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka attends the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
medal
gold medal
- 2015: Men’s Skeet Shooting Competition at the 59th National Shooting Championship (Shotgun), Jaipur, India.
- 2015: Won the junior men’s skeet category at the 7th International Youth Shotgun Cup held in Orimatila, Finland.
- 2015: 7th International Junior Shotgun Cup Team Competition in Orimatila, Finland.
- 2021: Jaipur Open takes place in Jaipur, India.
Anantjit (1st) wins gold medal at Jaipur Open in Jaipur, India
silver medal
- 2014: Junior Category of Asian Shotgun Championships, Jaipur, India.
- 2021: The 66th National Shooting Championship Individual Group was held in New Delhi, India
- 2023: Individual group of men’s skeet event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
bronze medal
- 2015: The second ISSF Youth Cup Championship was held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2021: The 66th National Shooting Championship Mixed Team Competition will be held in New Delhi, India.
- 2022: The 66th National Shooting Championship is held in New Delhi, India.
- 2023: Team competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Congratulations to our men’s skeet shooting team Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa for winning the Asian Games bronze medal. This feat reinforces the spirit of excellence in our athletes. pic.twitter.com/YVY5baWk40
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 27, 2023
prize
- In 2023, Anant was awarded the Rajasthan Gaurav Award.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka (second from right) receives Rajasthan Gaurav Award
Favorites
- Sports: table tennis and cricket
Facts/Trivia
- Anantjeet Singh Naruka’s personal trainer has always been his father Dalpat Singh Naruka. He once accompanied his father to the Jagatpura shooting range to learn shooting techniques from him. Anant and his father started traveling 130 kilometers every day to train at the Oasis Shooting Range in Jaipur. Anant’s family belongs to the Yuyala royal family of Tonk district in Rajasthan, which is why he is always surrounded by guns. His grandfather was also a shooter.
- He loves dogs and often shares photos of him playing with his pets on social media.
Anantjeet and his pet dog Brut
- Anant is ranked 39th in the men’s skeet world rankings.
- He won India’s first silver medal in men’s skeet event at the 2023 Asian Games.
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