Yuvika Tomar

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Yuvika Tomar
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Personal information
Full nameYuvika Tomar
NicknameYUVI
Nationality Indian
Born (2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 23)
Kheri (village), Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active2016-present
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Website www.aryangateways.org
Sport
CountryIndia
Sport pistol shooting
University teamCCS University
ClubVSRC (now as AGSF)
TeamIndia Women Shooting Team
Coached by Amit Sheoran
Achievements and titles
World finalsISSF World Cup, 2022
Regional finalsAll India University, 2022
National finalsNational Games, 2022
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 10m air pistol team
Asian Airgun Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Daegu 10 m air pistol team

Yuvika Tomar [1] [2] [3] (born 6 July 2001) is an Indian sport shooter. [4] [5] She won the gold medal in the 2022 National Games of India in the 10 meter air pistol, making her the first female shooter representing Uttar Pradesh to win a gold medal at the national games.

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Early life

Tomar was born in Arifpur Kheri, a village in Bagpat district of western Uttar Pradesh. She comes from a family of farmers in the sugarcane belt of YamunaGangatic plains of North India. Her father, Sh. Kiranpal Tomar, was paralyzed as she started her shooting carrier.

In 2017, at the Aryan Gateways Sports Foundation (AGSF), she chose Amit Sheoran as her coach. [6] She wants to maintain the legacy of the foundation’s Olympic shooters Deepender Singh and Arjun awardee Saurabh Chaudhary. [7]

Notable performances

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