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Inter School shooting championship: Antaz Singh Jattana wins gold in 10 m air rifle


Chandigarh: Antaz Singh Jattana a student of Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, here clinched a gold medal in the 10 m air rifle shooting competition in the ‘Chandigarh State Inter School shooting championship’ held at the shooting range, Sector 25 West, Chandigarh.

The young shooter was participating in the category of sub-youth men. While Antaz won gold, Gurtej Sidhu and Armaan Kaushal bagged silver and bronze medals respectively.

Shooting runs in Antaz's family, his father Khushbaz Singh Jattana is a  politician aligned with the Congress party and was a national-level shooter.  What's more, Antaz's grandfather S. Baljinder Singh Jattana too had a penchant for shooting. BlogsWire

 

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