Aruna Tanwar is an Indian
Para Taekwondo Athlete. She is currently ranked
World No. 4 in the W-49 kg , K43 , and
World No. 30 in the W-49 kg , K44 event category of
World Para Taekwondo Events.
Career
Aruna was born in Dinod village near
Bhiwani
Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, Bhiwani was also known as "Gate of Rajputana". Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of t ...
in
Haryana. Aruna began practising
Taekwondo at eight years and currently she is a five-time National champion. She is a B.P.Ed. student of
Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University (CU) is a private university located in Mohali, Punjab, India.The university was established on 10 July 2012 by an act of Punjab State Legislature. It is recognized by University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) ...
.
2020 Summer Paralympics
Aruna became first-ever Indian Taekwondo athlete to qualify for
Paralympics Olympic Games at
Tokyo, Japan on the allocation of a bi-partite invitation spots, where
Taekwondo Paralympic event was featured for the first time. She represented
Indian Team in Taekwondo at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
in Tokyo, Japan.
Tournaments Record
References
Coach
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Swaraj Kumar Singh
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Indian female taekwondo practitioners
Paralympic taekwondo practitioners for India
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
Sportswomen from Haryana
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