Rajasthan’s pairing of Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Darshna Rathore produced a consistent performance to win the Senior Skeet Mixed Team gold medal at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (Shotgun), currently underway at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
The Rajasthan duo defeated the Uttar Pradesh pair of Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Areeba Khan 45-43 in a closely contested gold medal match to seal the title. Haryana’s team of Raiza Dhillon and Ishaan Singh Libra secured the bronze medal, defeating Madhya Pradesh 41-39 in the third-place match.
In the Junior Skeet Mixed Team event, the Telangana pairing of Yuvek Battula and Lakku Venkat Lakshmi contributed 19 hits each to secure the title. Madhya Pradesh fought hard with Jyotiraditya Sisodiya hitting 17 and Vanshika Tiwari adding 20 hits, but ultimately finished one point short in a closely contested final.
The junior bronze medal went to Punjab, as Harmehar Singh Lally and Parmeet Kaur claimed the third place with 40 hits over the Rajasthan pair of Yashasvi Rathore and Yashwardhan S Rajawat, who finished with 39 hits.
National Shooting Championship: Rajasthan’s Anantjeet Singh Naruka & Darshna Rathore win Senior Skeet Mixed Team Gold
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