Yuvika Tomar

Yuvika Tomar[1][2][3] (born 6 July 2001) is an[4][5] Indian sport shooter. She won the gold medal in 2022 National Games of India in 10 M Air Pistol. She is the first female shooter representing her state to win a gold medal at the National games. As an international shooter, while representing India, she became the recipient of many medals and awards for her nation. In 2019 at Doha (Qatar) she represented India as 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
2022 Cairo10m air pistol team

Early life

She 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 planes of north India. Her father Sh. Kiranpal Tomar was paralysed 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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