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Indian team of Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka finished fourth in qualification to make the bronze medal match. read more
 "Maheshwari Chauhan-Anant Jeet Singh Naruka into bronze medal clash in mixed team skeet")
Anant Jeet Singh Naruka in action during the mixed team skeet qualification at Paris Olympics. Reuters
Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka finished fourth to qualify for the mixed team skeet final at the Paris Olympics on Monday (August 6). They will take on China in the bronze medal match.
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In the qualifying stage of the mixed team competition, the combination of Chauhan and Naruka shot a total of 146 points spread across three series of 49, 48 and 49.
Maheshwari shot 24, 25 and 25 in her three series of shots on the day. Naruka, meanwhile, posted 25, 23 and 24.
With their score of 146 points, the Indian pairing finished fourth out of the 15 teams.
The top-two teams - Italy and the USA - qualified for the gold medal match and India, China went into the bronze medal clash.
It helped boost what had been a disappointing campaign in skeet for India with none of the shooters making their way into the final. Raiza Dhillon (23rd in qualifying), Chauhan (14th in qualifying) and Naruka (24th in qualifying) exited without reaching the medal stage in the competition.
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