| Aruna Singh Tanwar | |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Birth Place: | Haryana |
| Country: | India |
| Sport: | Taekwondo |
| Coach: | Swaraj Kumar Singh |
Aruna Tanwar is an Indian Para Taekwondo athlete and two time Olympian from Haryana. She is currently ranked World No.4 in the W-49 kg | K43 | and World No. 30 in the W-49 kg | K44 event category of World Para Taekwondo Events.[1] [2] She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris, her second Olympics.[3]
Tanwar was born in Dinod village, near Bhiwani in Haryana.[4] She began practicing Taekwondo at eight years and she is a five-time National champion. She is a B.P.Ed. student at Chandigarh University.[5]
Aruna became first-ever Indian Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics Olympic Games at Tokyo, Japan on the allocation of a bi-partite invitation spots, where Taekwondo Paralympic event was featured for the first time. She represented Indian Team in Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] [7] She is coached by Swaraj Kumar Singh.
| Year | Event | G- Rank | Location | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5th Asian Para Open Taekwondo Championships | G-4/G-2 | Amman | ||
| 2019 | 8th World Para Taekwondo Championships | G-10 | Antalya | ||
| 2018 | 4th Asian Para Taekwondo Championships | G-4/G-2 | Hochiminh | ||
| 2018 | 3rd WT President's Cup Asian Region Para Taekwondo Championships | G-1 | Kish Island | ||
| 2018 | Kimunyong International Para Taekwondo Open | G-1 | Seoul |