Varsha Varman

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Varsha Varman
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Varsha Varman wins the Gold medal in the International Shotgun Cup, Italy
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India [1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport Shooting
Rank1
EventShotgun Trap Shooting
College teamHarvard Shooting Team.
Club Indian Shooting Team
Turned pro2011
Coached byMarcello Dradi
Achievements and titles
National finalsRanked #1
Highest world rankingWorld Juniors #1
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Double trap team
Updated on 1 October 2014

Varsha Varman (born 1 June 1994) [2] is a professional Indian sport shooter. She won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the women's double trap team event, along with Shagun Chowdhary and Shreyasi Singh. Varman thus became the first sportsperson from Bhopal Madhya Pradesh to win a medal at the Asian Games. She is a prodigy. [3] She is the only athlete from her state to have represented India at the Commonwealth Games.[ citation needed ]

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Varsha studied at St. Joseph's Co-ed School, Bhopal. Varsha also ranked #1 in the Ajmer region of the Central Board of Secondary Education examinations in Class XII, [4] and 4th in the entire country with 97.2%. [5] She has been awarded the prestigious Eklvaya Award [6] in 2013 and the Vikram Award [7] in 2015 for her meritorious performances.

Education

She had earlier pursued a law degree at the University of Warwick in UK, but moved to Harvard to be able to focus more on shooting. [8] She is currently studying economics at Harvard University in the United States. [9]

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