Aruna Tanwar

Aruna Tanwar is an Indian Para Taekwondo Athlete. She is currently World Rank 4th in the W-49 kg | K43 | and World Rank 30th in the W-49 kg | K44 event category of World Para Taekwondo Events.[1][2]

Aruna Singh Tanwar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
BornHaryana
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTaekwondo

Career

Aruna was born in Dinod village near Bhiwani in Haryana.[3] Aruna began practising Taekwondo at the tender age eight and currently she is five time National champion and B. PEd. student of Chandigarh University.[4]

2020 Summer Paralympics

Aruna becomes 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 will be featured for the first time for the upcoming Paralympic Games and now she will represent India Team at the Taekwondo Paralympic of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6]

Tournaments Record
International Competition Results
Year Event G- Rank Location Place
20195th Asian Para Open Taekwondo ChampionshipsG-4/G-2Amman  Jordan Bronze 
20198th World Para Taekwondo ChampionshipsG-10Antalya  Turkey Bronze
20184th Asian Para Taekwondo ChampionshipsG-4/G-2Hochiminh  Vietnam Silver
20183rd WT President's Cup Asian Region Para Taekwondo ChampionshipsG-1Kish Island  Iran Silver
2018Kimunyong International Para Taekwondo OpenG-1Seoul  South Korea Gold

References
  1. "Tournaments Record". World Taekwondo.
  2. "Individual winners by category World Para Taekwondo Championships 2019" (PDF). World Taekwondo.
  3. "The confirmation that came from the Para Taekwondo Association India (PTAI) was a big booster for Naresh, who works as a driver with a chemical factory to support his three children, including Aruna". The Indian Express News.
  4. "Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics". The Print News.
  5. "Aruna Tanwar has qualified for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after receiving a wildcard entry for the Games in Women's U49 category". The Bridge News.
  6. "Tokyo Paralympics: Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first-ever Taekwondo entry". The India Today News.

Coach
  • Swaraj Kumar Singh


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