Seema Tomar

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Seema Tomar
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Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Born (1982-07-03) 3 July 1982 (age 38)
Johri, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active2000 – Present
Sport
Country India
Sport Trap shooter, Shotgun

Seema Tomar (born 3 July 1982) is an Indian trap shooter. [1] She is the only Indian woman to win shotgun Silver Medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. She was born in Johri village [2] of Uttar Pradesh.

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Early life

Tomar was born on 3 July 1982 in Johri, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. She learned shooting at a range set up in her village in 1998 [3] . Tomar was initially discouraged by the expectations of the society around her, which expected her to get married and become a housewife. She felt that she could not enter this field unless an elder from her family went into shooting [4] .

Initially, Tomar was afraid to go shooting range without her mother, [5] who encouraged and accompanied her to the range. Tomar's mother, Prakashi Tomar, started shooting and participating in events, soon becoming an award-winning shooter, the second-oldest woman shooter in India, also known as Revolver Dadi. Prakashi and her sister-in-law Chandro Tomar's participation allowed Tomar to enter shooting competitions. Tomar started shooting in 2001 [3] at the 10m range in the village.

Tomar is still a proponent of equality across genders in Indian villages, and has led to many young girls taking up shooting in her hometown [4] .

Tomar has seven siblings. Her sister Rekha is also a shooter[ citation needed ]. Prakashi also runs a shooting range in the village where many girls come to learn shooting [6] .

Career

Seema Tomar started with shooting the air rifle in 2004 [3] , but later switched to the shotgun event[ when? ]. She currently specializes in Trap shooting [7] .

2010 was a milestone in Seema Tomar's career when she won a Silver Medal in 2010 ISSF World Cup.

In 2014, Tomar won two golds at the Asian Shotgun Championships held in the United Arab Emirates in November 2014.

Medals

Other events

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