Muskan Kirar

Muskan Kirar (born 2001) is an Indian archer. She won the gold medal in the women's compound final event at the Archery Asia Cup, stage-1 competition in Bangkok on 7 March 2018.[1][2] She beat Malaysian archer Sazatul Nadhirah Zakaria by 139-136.[3][4] Muskan was trained by Richpal Singh Salaria[5] at the Madhya Pradesh Archery Academy in Bhopal.[5][6]

Muskan Kirar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
BornJabalpur
EducationSr. Secondary
OccupationSports
Years active2016 – present
Parents
  • Virendra Kirar (father)
  • Mala Kirar (mother)
Other interestsArchery
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArchery
Rank160
TeamArchery Association of India
Coached byRichpal Singh Salaria

Early life

Muskan was raised in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. She is the daughter of Mala Kirar, a homemaker, and Virendra Kirar, who is a business man.[7]

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.[8][9] Kirar’s gold medal came thanks to a win of 139-136 in her final match against Malaysian Zakaria Nadhirah.[7][10][11][12]

Competitions
Representing India
Year Competition Venue Event Medal
2018 Archery Asia Cup Competition, Stage-1 Bangkok Women's Compound Gold
2017 37th Sub Junior,

National Archery Competition

 Bhubaneswar, India Sub Junior Gold
2017 Asia Cup Stage-3 Taipei, Taiwan Senior
2017 Senior Asian Championship Dhaka Senior

References
  1. "Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "India finish with three gold at Archery Asia Cup 2018 in Bangkok". Digitalsporty. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. "India finish with three gold medals at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. "Indian archers win 3 gold, 2 bronze medals in Asia Cup". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. "ARCHERY ACADEMY, JABALPUR". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
  6. "MP teen Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold in Archery Asia Cup". hindustantimes.com/. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. "इंटरनेशनल प्लेयर को छोड़नी पड़ी थी पढ़ाई, पिता बेचते हैं मीट और मां हाउसवाइफ". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. PTI. "Berlin Archery World Cup: Misfiring India to fight for solitary bronze". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. Pioneer, The. "Jabalpur's Muskan Kirar brought laurels in World Archery tourney". The Pioneer. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. "इंटरनेशनल प्लेयर को छोड़नी पड़ी थी पढ़ाई, पिता बेचते हैं मीट और मां हाउसवाइफ". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. LegendNews (15 June 2019). "मुस्कान किरार ने विश्व तीरंदाजी चैंपियनशिप में कांस्य पदक जीता". Legend News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  12. Automation, Bhaskar (14 June 2019). "वर्ल्ड आर्चरी: एक अंक से कांस्य पदक चूकी मप्र की मुस्कान किरार". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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