Varun Tomar

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Varun Tomar (8 September 2003) [1] is an Indian sport shooter. He bagged an Olympic quota berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 10m Air Pistol event by winning a gold medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers on 8 January 2024 at Jakarta. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and background

Tomar hails from Garhi Kangran village in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Inspired by his cousin Olympian Saurabh Chaudhary, he took up the sport in 2017 under coach Amit Sheoran at Benoli village. [6] [7] After his World Cup medals in 2023, he was selected for the National Centre of Excellence and trains at the Karni Singh Ranges in New Delhi. He later joined the Indian Army and was selected for the Army Marksmanship Unit. He is now under National rifle coach Deepak Dubey. [6]

Career

Tomar won a gold medal in the Air Pistol team and individual events at the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Jakarta. [8] In 2022, he won a gold medal in the Air Pistol Junior men team event at the World Championship in Cairo. He also won a bronze in the Air Pistol Junior men event. [1]

In 2023, he won one gold, one silver and two bronze in the 10m Air Pistol events at the Cairo and Bhopal World Cup events. He also took part in the Baku World Cup. [1]

In 2024, he also took part in the World Cup events at Granada and Cairo in the 10m Air Pistol. In the same year, he also participated and won a gold at the Asian Championships at Jakarta. Later, he took part in the Asian Championships at Changwon. [1] Olympic quota berth is earned for the country and the federation will decide the team after trials.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Indian shooters Varun Tomar and Esha Singh bag Paris Olympic quotas for India after winning gold medals at Asian Qualifiers in Indonesia". newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Varun Tomar, Esha Singh win 10m air pistol quota for Paris Olympics". The Times of India. 2024-01-09. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (2024-01-08). "Varun Tomar, Esha Singh bag Olympic quotas with 10m Air Pistol gold at Asian Qualifiers". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Varun, Esha seal Oly quota places with 10m air pistol golds at Asian Qualifiers". Deccan Chronicle . 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. 1 2 PTI (2024-01-08). "Was inspired by cousin Saurabh Chaudhary, will train hard for Paris Olympics, says Varun Tomar". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  7. ↑ "Inspired by Saurabh bhaiya, Varun Tomar wins India first medal at the ISSF Cairo World Cup". The Indian Express. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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