Anantjit Singh Naruka is an Indian sports shooter. He won the silver medal in the men’s skeet event at the Asian Games 2023 with a score of 58/60. The gold medal was won by Abdullah Al-Rashidi of Kuwait, while the silver medal was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar.
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Wiki/Biography
Anantjit Singh Naruka was born on Wednesday, 1 July 1998 (age 25 years; as of 2023) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Anant is a graduate student.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 1″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Natural Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
Anantjit Singh Naruka’s father Dalpat Singh Naruka was a skeet shooter and now a business owner. Anant’s mother is a housewife. He has 2 sisters, Trisha Singh and Kritika Singh.
(Left to right) Dalpat Singh Naruka, Trisha Singh, Anantjit’s mother, Kritika Singh and Anantjit Singh Naruka
Wife
Anantjit Singh Naruka is unmarried.
livelihood
Anantjit Singh Naruka started his shooting career in 2012, after participating in competitions in 2013. In 2014, Anant participated in the Asian Shotgun Championship. In 2015, he 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, Ananthjit scored 110 and 12 in the junior men’s skeet category at the 7th International Junior Shotgun Cup held in Orimatila, Finland. For the Indian team, Anantjit Singh Naruka, Angadvir Bajwa and Arjun Mann scored 110, 119 and 102 runs respectively. In the same year, Ananth participated in the second ISSF Junior Cup tournament held in Suhl, Germany. In 2021, he competed at the 64th National Shooting Championship held in Patiala, Punjab, India.
Anantjit Singh Naruka in the 64th National Shooting Championship Competition
In 2022, he competed in the 66th National Shooting Championship event held in New Delhi, India.
Anantjit Singh Naruka in the 66th National Shooting Championship Competition
In 2023, Ananthjit competed at the 2023 ISSF World Cup, finishing 23rd in the individual events at the ISSF World Cup Cairo and ISSF World Cup Almaty. He finished sixth in the mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo.
Anantjit Singh Naruka at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt
In 2023, Ananjit Singh Naruka participated in the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China and scored 58/60. In the team event, the combined score of Anant, Angad Veer Singh Bajwa and Gurjot Khangura was 355. Whereas, China won the gold medal and Qatar won the silver medal.
Anantjit Singh Naruka in the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China
medal
gold medal
- 2015: Men’s Clay Pigeon Skeet Shooting competition at the 59th National Shooting Championship (Shotgun) in Jaipur, India.
- 2015: Junior men’s skeet category at the 7th International Junior Shotgun Cup in Orimatila, Finland.
- 2015: Team event at the 7th International Junior Shotgun Cup in Orimatila, Finland.
- 2021: Jaipur Open in Jaipur, India.
Ananthjit (1st place) receiving the gold medal at the Jaipur Open in Jaipur, India
silver medal
- 2014: Junior Category of Asian Shotgun Championship in Jaipur, India.
- 2021: Individual Category at the 66th National Shooting Championship Competition held in New Delhi, India
- 2023: Individual category men’s skeet event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
bronze medal
- 2015: The 2nd ISSF Junior Cup tournament was held in Suhl, Germany.
- 2021: Mixed team event at the 66th National Shooting Championship held in New Delhi, India.
- 2022: 66th National Shooting Championship Competition in New Delhi, India.
- 2023: Team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Congratulations to our Skeet Men Shooting team of Gurjot Singh Khangura, Anantjit Singh Naruka, Angad Veer Singh Bajwa on winning Bronze Medal in Asian Games. This achievement strengthens the spirit of excellence in our athletes. pic.twitter.com/YVY5baWk40
-Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 27 September 2023
award
- Anant received the Rajasthan Gaurav Award in 2023.
Anantjit Singh Naruka (second from right) receiving the Rajasthan Gaurav Award
Favorite
- Sports: Table Tennis and Cricket
Facts/General Knowledge
- Anantjit Singh Naruka’s personal coach has always been his father Dalpat Singh Naruka. He used to go to Jagatpura shooting range with his father and learn shooting techniques from him. Ananth and his father started traveling 130 km every day to the Oasis Shooting Range in Jaipur for his training. Anant’s family belonged to the royal family of Uniara in Tonk district of Rajasthan, so he was always surrounded by guns. His grandfather was also a shooter.
- He loves dogs and often shares pictures of him playing with his pet on social media.
Ananthjeet with his pet dog Brut
- Anant is ranked 39th in the skeet men’s world rankings.
- He won the first silver medal for India in men’s skeet at the Asian Games 2023.
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