Varsha Varman (born 1 June 1994) is a professional Indian

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. She won the bronze medal at the

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at Incheon in the women's double trap team event, along with Shagun Chowdhary and

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. Varman thus became the first sportsperson from Bhopal

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to win a medal at the

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. She is a prodigy. She is the only athlete from her state to have represented

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at the

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. Varsha studied at St. Joseph's Co-ed School, Bhopal. Varsha also ranked #1 in the Ajmer region of the

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examinations in Class XII, and 4th in the entire country with 97.2%. She has been awarded the prestigious Eklvaya Award in 2013 and the Vikram Award in 2015 for her meritorious performances.

Education

She had earlier pursued a law degree at the University of Warwick in UK, but moved to Harvard to be able to focus more on shooting. She is currently studying economics at

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in the United States.

References

External links

Gunning medals in Italy

Athlete Profile at Incheon 2014
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