Yuvika Tomar

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.

Yuvika Tomar

Tomar at the 2022 National Games of India
Personal information
Full name	Yuvika Tomar
Nickname	YUVI
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 23) Kheri (village), Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active	2016-present
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Website	www.aryangateways.org
Sport
Country	India
Sport	pistol shooting
University team	CCS University
Club	VSRC (now as AGSF)
Team	India Women Shooting Team
Coached by	Amit Sheoran
Achievements and titles
World finals	ISSF World Cup, 2022
Regional finals	All India University, 2022
National finals	National Games, 2022
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  India World Championships 2022 Cairo 10m air pistol team Asian Airgun Championships 2022 Daegu 10 m air pistol team

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 Yamuna–Gangatic 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

• 2019 Asian Shooting Championships (Doha, Qatar) – silver medal as a junior woman shooter^[8]
• 2022 ISSF World Cup (Korea) – silver medal^[9][10][11]
• 2022 All India university games – gold medal^[12][13]
• 2022 Khelo India University Games (Bhopal) – gold medal^[14]
• 2022 National Games of India (Ahmadabad, Gujrat) – gold medal

See also

• National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)
• International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
• Sports Authority of India (SAI)

References

1. "Yuvika Tomar: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Yuvika Tomar | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
2. Nair, Abhijit (2 October 2022). "Farmer's daughter from Saurabh Chaudhary's academy wins gold at National Games". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
3. "Reluctant pistol shooter Yuvika tops big guns for National Games gold". The Indian Express. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
4. "कर्ज की पिस्टल से सोने के तमगे जीत रही किसान की बेटी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
5. Special Correspondent (30 April 2022). "Ezhilarasi tops women's air pistol". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2022. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
6. "युविका तोमर का वीर शाहमल रायफल क्लब पर जोरदार स्वागत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
7. Aryangateways Shooting, 26 July 2022, retrieved 3 October 2022
8. Chand, Bhavya (13 November 2019). "2019 Asian Shooting Championships: An overview of India's Performance". thebridge.in. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
9. "Shooting WC: India top medal tally with 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze". Rediff. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
10. "अंतरराष्ट्रीय निशानेबाज युविका तोमर का स्वागत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
11. "Shooting: सौरभ चौधरी के बाद बागपत की शूटर युविका और सागर भारतीय टीम में, चांगवान विश्व कप में एक साथ खेलेंगे". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
12. admin (18 April 2022). "Winners of All India Inter-University Shooting Championship". Subharti University News. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
13. "Chinki keeps Olympic quota hopes alive; Vivaan, Esha win two gold | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
14. NewsDrum (24 June 2022). "Manu Bhaker strikes double gold in Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting event". NewsDrum. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

External links

• Aryangateways Sports Foundation (AGSF)
• Uttar Pradesh State Rifle Association (UPSRA)