Indian Duo Narrowly Misses Bronze in Paris Olympics Skeet Event

The Indian shooting duo Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka narrowly missed winning a bronze medal in the skeet mixed team event at the Paris Olympics, finishing fourth. They lost a close contest to China's Yiting Jiang and Jianlin Lyu by a single point, despite tying in the qualification round.

The Indian shooting duo of Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka missed the bronze medal by a whisker in the skeet mixed team event, finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Maheshwari and Naruka scored 43, falling just behind China's Yiting Jiang and Jianlin Lyu, who managed 44 in the contest for the bronze medal.

Earlier, the Indian team had tied China's team with a score of 146 at the end of a three-round, 150-shot qualification process, leading to a shoot-off. Maheshwari excelled with a perfect 50/50 in her final two rounds, while Naruka hit scores of 25, 23, and 24 in the three rounds.

(With inputs from agencies.)