Indian shooters Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka lost the bronze medal match 43-44 to Jiang Yiting/Lyu Jianlin of China in the skeet mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 5 (Monday).
Earlier today, Maheshwari and Anant Jeet posted a total score of 146 in the qualification round. After the first stage, they were tied for second place with a score of 49, alongside Australia, Korea, France and two Italian teams. Naruka achieved a perfect 25/25 in the first round, while Chauhan scored 24/25, bringing their total to 49.
In the second round, Chauhan shot a flawless 25, but Naruka missed two shots each in the 2nd and 5th series, scoring 23 and resulting in a total of 48 for that round.
In the third round, India scored 49, with Chauhan contributing 25 and Naruka adding 24 take the combined total to 146 after three rounds.
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