Junior Indian men's Skeet team wins Asian gold

Anantjeet Naruka was superb in the final

Al Ain (UAE), Nov 9 (IANS)

The junior men's Skeet squad led by Anantjeet Naruka bagged India's fifth gold at the fourth Asian Shotgun Championship here Sunday. Anantjeet shot a total of 114 in the final round to also clinch an individual silver, while compatriots Karam Sukhbir and Angad Bajwa both shot 113 to go into a shootout for the individual bronze along with a Kuwaiti opponent at the end of which Karam emerged triumphant.

"Skeet shooting has been an area where India did not manage to win any medals of note in international competition over the years and this performance, particularly at the junior level, comes as a shot in the arm for the discipline," said National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh.

"A team gold and two individual medals in Skeet at the Asian level suggest that sustained green-shoots have been nurtured and the future of Skeet certainly looks ominous for the country."

India's tally going into the last day of competition now stands at an impressive five gold, one silver and one bronze.

Elsewhere, Man Singh and Mairaj Ahmed Khan shot 118 and 113 respectively in the senior men's Skeet to finish outside medal positions.