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Yuvika Tomar[1][2][3] (born 6 July 2001) is an Indian sport shooter.[4][5] She won the gold medal in the 2022 National Games of India in the 10 meter air pistol, making her the first female shooter representing Uttar Pradesh to win a gold medal at the national games.
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Full name | Yuvika Tomar | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | YUVI | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kheri (village), Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India | 6 July 2001||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2016-present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.aryangateways.org | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | pistol shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
University team | CCS University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | VSRC (now as AGSF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team | India Women Shooting Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Amit Sheoran | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | ISSF World Cup, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | All India University, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
National finals | National Games, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editTomar 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 plains 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.[6] She wants to maintain the legacy of the foundation’s Olympic shooters Deepender Singh and Arjun awardee Saurabh Chaudhary.[7]
Notable performances
edit- 2019 Asian Shooting Championships (Doha, Qatar) – silver medal as a junior woman shooter[8]
- 2022 ISSF World Cup (Korea) – silver medal[9][10][11]
- 2022 All India university games – gold medal[12][13]
- 2022 Khelo India University Games (Bhopal) – gold medal[14]
- 2022 National Games of India (Ahmadabad, Gujrat) – gold medal
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yuvika Tomar: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Yuvika Tomar | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Nair, Abhijit (2 October 2022). "Farmer's daughter from Saurabh Chaudhary's academy wins gold at National Games". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Reluctant pistol shooter Yuvika tops big guns for National Games gold". The Indian Express. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "कर्ज की पिस्टल से सोने के तमगे जीत रही किसान की बेटी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Special Correspondent (30 April 2022). "Ezhilarasi tops women's air pistol". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "युविका तोमर का वीर शाहमल रायफल क्लब पर जोरदार स्वागत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Aryangateways Shooting, 26 July 2022, retrieved 3 October 2022
- ^ Chand, Bhavya (13 November 2019). "2019 Asian Shooting Championships: An overview of India's Performance". thebridge.in. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Shooting WC: India top medal tally with 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze". Rediff. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "अंतरराष्ट्रीय निशानेबाज युविका तोमर का स्वागत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Shooting: सौरभ चौधरी के बाद बागपत की शूटर युविका और सागर भारतीय टीम में, चांगवान विश्व कप में एक साथ खेलेंगे". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ admin (18 April 2022). "Winners of All India Inter-University Shooting Championship". Subharti University News. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Chinki keeps Olympic quota hopes alive; Vivaan, Esha win two gold | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ NewsDrum (24 June 2022). "Manu Bhaker strikes double gold in Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting event". NewsDrum. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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