Naruka and Dhaliwal Win India’s First Mixed Skeet Bronze

Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won bronze in mixed-team skeet at the Asian Games on Thursday, earning India its first medal in the event. The pair scored 44 hits in the final, level with South Korea, and finished behind gold-medal winners China after a qualification-ranking tiebreak awarded South Korea silver, according to reports of the result. India entered the final in fourth place after scoring 138 in qualification, securing the last of four places in the medal round. China, South Korea and Qatar ranked ahead of the Indian pair. Naruka and Dhaliwal’s bronze was their second team medal of the Games: both had also won bronze in their respective skeet team events on Wednesday, September 23. The final was contested over six series. India began with 21 hits, then added 23 to reach 44. South Korea finished on the same total, but had ranked higher in qualification. China took gold. The supplied accounts agree on India and South Korea’s tied score and the tiebreak outcome, though they differ on South Korea’s reported final total; the ranking-based result is consistent across reports.