Arya Borse

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Arya Borse
Personal information
Full nameArya Rajesh Borse
Born2 December 2002 (2002-12-02) (age 22)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event
10 m air rifle
Medal record
Women's 10 m air rifle shooting Shooting pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Munich Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Buenos Aires Mixed team
Junior World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Suhl Team

Arya Rajesh Borse (born 2 December 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the 10 m air rifle discipline. [1]

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Early life

Arya was born on 2 December 2002 in Nashik. Her mother, Madhavi, is an English teacher; while Rajesh, her father previously worked in a bank. She developed an interest in sports during her school years and was enrolled in a pistol shooting club at Ashoka Universal School under coach Abhay Kamble, before switching to rifle shooting. Arya currently trains at the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Delhi. [2]

Career

At the Junior World Cup in Suhl in 2022, Arya was part of the Indian women's air rifle team that won the gold medal. [3] She later competed at senior level. At the 2025 World Cup in Munich, she partnered with Arjun Babuta in the 10 m air rifle mixed team event to win the gold medal, defeating the reigning Olympic champions from China. [4] She also won silver medals in the same discipline at the 2025 World Cups in Lima and Buenos Aires with Rudrankksh Patil. [5] [6]

References

  1. "Arya Borse- International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  2. Sejwal, Ritu (17 June 2025). "An innocent question and a mother's grit: The Arya Borse story". thebridge.in. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. PTI (13 May 2022). "Shooting: India picks up four more gold at Junior World Cup". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. "Shooting World Cup: India's Arya Borse, Arjun Babuta stun Olympic champions from China; clinch gold in 10m air rifle mixed team event". The Times of India. 14 June 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  5. "Arya and Rudrankksh win silver medal in shooting World Cup". The Hindu. 21 April 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. Sportstar, Team (9 April 2025). "ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires 2025: Rudrankksh-Arya win 10m air rifle mixed team silver medal". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.