On Monday, representing Karnataka, Anthony secured his first-ever senior national gold with 240.7 points, outdoing Services' Ravinder Singh (240.3) and Gurpreet Singh (220.1), as per Olympics.com. The final also featured Sarabjot Singh, the Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medalist Sarabjot Singh, but he finished fourth with 198.4 points. Anthony held his nerves well to become the youngest National Games champion in the 10 m air pistol event.