Muskan Kirar (born 2001) is an Indian archer. She won the

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in the women's compound final event at the

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

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, stage-1 competition in

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on 7 March 2018. She beat Malaysian arche
Sazatul Nadhirah Zakaria
by 139-136. Muskan was trained by Richpal Singh Salaria at the

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Archery Academy in

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Early life

Muskan was raised in

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. She is the daughter of Mala Kirar, a homemaker, and Virendra Kirar, who is a business man.

Career

Archery Asia Cup

Kirar’s first match of the tournament saw her amass 142 points against an opponent from Taipei, before winning her next match with a score of 145 points. She won her quarter-final match against an Indonesian opponent, scoring 147 points, before beating a Malaysian competitor in the semi-finals with a score of 148. Kirar’s gold medal came thanks to a win of 139-136 in her final match against Malaysian Zakaria Nadhirah.

Competitions

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Proud of Muskan’s gold medal feat in archery, says her fatherMuskan Kirar
on World Archery Federation
Muskan Kirar
on

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