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Anant Jeet Singh Naruka: The Indian shotgun shooters Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Maheshwari Chauhan made it to the skeet mixed team bronze medal playoff after finishing fourth in the qualification round, here on Monday. In the skeet team event, the top two pairs will shoot for gold, while the third and fourth-ranked teams will contest for the bronze medal.

The duo will be attempting to win India's maiden medal in skeet competition in the Olympics. It will also be the first medal in the Mixed Team skeet event in the quadrennial event.

The Indian duo shot 146/150 in the 15-team qualification round, where Maheshwari starred with 50/50 in her final two rounds. Naruka, meanwhile, notched scores of 25, 23 and 24 in the three rounds. In the first round, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka scored 25/25 while Maheshwari notched 24/25 to take India’s total to 49, which placed them joint-second with Australia, France, South Korea and two Italian teams.