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Shooting: Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Darshna Rathore clinch mixed team skeet gold

New Delhi, Dec 17(UNI) 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 the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here. The Rajasthan duo defeated Uttar Pradesh 45-43 in a closely contested gold medal match to seal the title.
Asian Champion Anantjeet and Darshna combined effectively, with Anantjeet hitting 21 targets and Darshna contributing 24, to hold off the Uttar Pradesh pair of Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan (21) and Areeba Khan (22) in the gold medal match. Earlier in the day, Rajasthan topped the qualification standings with 143 hits, as Anantjeet shot 73 and Darshna added 70, securing a direct berth in the gold medal match.
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