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Anant Jeet Naruka and Parinaaz win India’s first mixed skeet bronze

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal captured bronze in mixed team skeet at the Asian Games.
They scored 44 hits, finishing behind China’s 52-hit world-record performance and South Korea’s 51 hits.
China set a new world record of 52 hits, surpassing the previous 47-hit mark.
The bronze marks India’s first Asian Games medal in mixed skeet.
India’s shooting tally rose to eight medals—four silver, four bronze—after Wednesday’s team events.

History

Historical Context

Zhang Shan’s 1992 Olympic gold in mixed skeet—scoring 222 points—made her the first woman to win the event, which had been open to both sexes since 1968 and was discontinued for mixed competition after Barcelona. The IOC’s 1992 decision barred women in 1996, prompting China to invest heavily in shooting, a legacy evident in its continued dominance at events like the 2023 Asian Games.

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Story summary

Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal captured bronze in mixed team skeet at the Asian Games.
They scored 44 hits, finishing behind China’s 52-hit world-record performance and South Korea’s 51 hits.
China set a new world record of 52 hits, surpassing the previous 47-hit mark.
The bronze marks India’s first Asian Games medal in mixed skeet.
India’s shooting tally rose to eight medals—four silver, four bronze—after Wednesday’s team events.

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