Yuvika Tomar (born 6 July 2001) is an Indian
sport shooter. She won the gold medal in the
2022 National Games of India
The 2022 National Games of India, also known as the ''36th National Games of India'' and informally as Gujarat 2022, was the 36th edition of the National Games of India and was held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bha ...
in the
10 meter air pistol
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, making her the first female shooter representing
Uttar Pradesh to win a gold medal at the national games.
Early life
Tomar was born in
Arifpur Kheri, a village in
Bagpat district of western Uttar Pradesh. She comes from a family of farmers in the sugarcane belt of
Yamuna–
Gangatic plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Bangla ...
s of North India. Her father, Sh. Kiranpal Tomar, was paralyzed as she started her shooting carrier.
In 2017, at the Aryan Gateways Sports Foundation (AGSF), she chose
Amit Sheoran as her coach. She wants to maintain the legacy of the foundation’s Olympic shooters
Deepender Singh and Arjun awardee
Saurabh Chaudhary.
Notable performances
* 2019
Asian Shooting Championships
The Asian Shooting Championships are governed by the Asian Shooting Confederation. Asian Shooting Championships began in 1967. These championships, including almost all ISSF shooting events, are held every four years.
Asian Shooting Championships ...
(
Doha, Qatar) – silver medal as a junior woman shooter
* 2022
ISSF World Cup (Korea) – silver medal
* 2022 All India university games – gold medal
* 2022
Khelo India University Games (Bhopal) – gold medal
*
2022 National Games of India
The 2022 National Games of India, also known as the ''36th National Games of India'' and informally as Gujarat 2022, was the 36th edition of the National Games of India and was held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bha ...
(
Ahmadabad, Gujrat) – gold medal
See also
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National Rifle Association of India
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was founded in 1951 with a view to promote and popularize the shooting sports in India. The first speaker of Lok Sabha, Sh. G.V. Mavlankar was the founder and the first president of NRAI followed by ...
(NRAI)
*
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
*
Sports Authority of India (SAI)
References
External links
Aryangateways Sports Foundation(AGSF)
Uttar Pradesh State Rifle Association(UPSRA)
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Khelo India
ISSF pistol shooters
2001 births
Living people