Yuvika Tomar

Yuvika Tomar[1][2][3] (born 6 July 2001) is an[4][5] Indian sport shooter. She won the gold medal in the 2022 National Games of India in the 10 M Air Pistol. She is the first female shooter representing her state to win a gold medal at the National games. She received many medals and awards while representing India as an international shooter. In 2019 at Doha (Qatar) she represented India as a junior woman shooter and received a silver medal in Asian Shooting Championship,[6] an event of ISSF.

Yuvika Tomar
Yuvika Tomar
Personal information
Full nameYuvika Tumar
Nickname(s)YUVI
NationalityIndian
Born (2001-07-06) 6 July 2001
Vill:Kheri, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight58 Kg
Websitewww.aryangateways.org
Sport
CountryIndia
SportPistol Shooting
University teamCCS University
ClubVSRC now as AGSR
TeamINDIA WOMEN SHOOTING TEAM
Coached by[beginning by Amit Sheoran]
Achievements and titles
World finalsISSF World Cup, Korea 2022
Regional finalsAll India University Gold, 2022
National finalsGold, National Games, 2022
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Cairo10m air pistol team

Early life

Tomar was born in Arifpur Kheri, a village of western UP situated in the district of Baghpat. She comes from a family of marginal 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. At Aryangateways Sports Foundation,[7] in 2017, she chose Amit Sheoran as her coach. She wants to maintain the legacy of the foundation’s [8] Olympic shooters Deepender Singh and Arjun awardee Saurabh Chaudhary.

Notable Performance

See also

References
  1. "Yuvika Tomar: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Yuvika Tomar | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. Nair, Abhijit (2 October 2022). "Farmer's daughter from Saurabh Chaudhary's academy wins gold at National Games". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "Reluctant pistol shooter Yuvika tops big guns for National Games gold". The Indian Express. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. "कर्ज की पिस्टल से सोने के तमगे जीत रही किसान की बेटी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. Special Correspondent (30 April 2022). "Ezhilarasi tops women's air pistol". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. Chand, Bhavya (13 November 2019). "2019 Asian Shooting Championships: An overview of India's Performance". thebridge.in. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. "युविका तोमर का वीर शाहमल रायफल क्लब पर जोरदार स्वागत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. Aryangateways Shooting, retrieved 3 October 2022
  9. "Shooting WC: India top medal tally with 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze". Rediff. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. "अंतरराष्ट्रीय निशानेबाज युविका तोमर का स्वागत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. "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.
  12. admin (18 April 2022). "Winners of All India Inter-University Shooting Championship". Subharti University News. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  13. "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.
  14. 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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