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Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Parinaaz Dhaliwal Win Asian Games Bronze
Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won a bronze medal for India in mixed team skeet shooting.
Skeet shooting involves aiming at moving targets.
India scored 44 points in the final.
China won gold with 52 points, setting a new world record.
South Korea won silver with 51 points.
The Indian pair had qualified for the final in fourth place.
Their medal became India's 15th at these Asian Games and its eighth medal in shooting.
India also won a wushu silver and a rowing bronze on the same day.
However, India's men's 10m air pistol team and rower Balraj Panwar narrowly missed medals by finishing fourth.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won bronze in the mixed team skeet final at the 2026 Asian Games.
India scored 44 across six series, while China won gold with a world-record 52 and South Korea took silver with 51.
The Indian pair qualified fourth with 138/150, behind Qatar, South Korea and China.
The bronze was India's 15th medal and eighth in shooting at the ongoing Games.
India also earned medals in wushu and men's double sculls, while its men's 10m air pistol team and Balraj Panwar finished fourth.
- Who
- Indian shooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal.
- What
- They won the bronze medal in the mixed team skeet shooting final.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
- When
- Thursday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- They scored 44 in the final, placing behind gold medalists China and silver medalists South Korea.
Key facts
- India's final score
- 44 across six series
- Gold medal
- China, with 52 points
- Silver medal
- South Korea, with 51 points
- Qualification result
- India finished fourth with 138/150
- World record
- China surpassed Qatar's previous record of 47 with 52
- India's medal tally
- 15 medals overall, including eight in shooting
- Other Indian results
- Roshibina Devi won wushu silver and Satnam Singh-Salman Khan won rowing bronze
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