Yuvika Tomar Explained

Yuvika Tomar
Fullname:	Yuvika Tomar
Nickname:	YUVI
Nationality:	Indian
Birth Date:	2001 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kheri (village), Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years Active:	2016-present
Height:	5 feet 2 inch
Weight:	58 kg
Website:	www.aryangateways.org
Country:	India
Sport:	pistol shooting
Universityteam:	CCS University
Club:	VSRC (now as AGSF)
Team:	India Women Shooting Team
Coach:	Amit Sheoran
Worlds:	ISSF World Cup, 2022
Regionals:	All India University, 2022
Nationals:	National Games, 2022

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.

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.

Notable performances

• 2019 Asian Shooting Championships (Doha, Qatar) – silver medal as a junior woman shooter^[7]
• 2022 ISSF World Cup (Korea) – silver medal^{[8] [9] [10]}
• 2022 All India university games – gold medal^{[11] [12]}
• 2022 Khelo India University Games (Bhopal) – gold medal^[13]
• 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)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yuvika Tomar: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Yuvika Tomar Times of India . 2022-10-03 . The Times of India . en.
2. Web site: Nair . Abhijit . 2022-10-02 . Farmer's daughter from Saurabh Chaudhary's academy wins gold at National Games . 2022-10-02 . thebridge.in . en.
3. Web site: 2022-10-03 . Reluctant pistol shooter Yuvika tops big guns for National Games gold . 2022-10-02 . The Indian Express . en.
4. Web site: कर्ज की पिस्टल से सोने के तमगे जीत रही किसान की बेटी . 2022-10-03 . Amar Ujala . hi.
5. News: Special Correspondent . 2022-04-30 . Ezhilarasi tops women's air pistol . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-10-03 . 0971-751X.
6. Web site: युविका तोमर का वीर शाहमल रायफल क्लब पर जोरदार स्वागत . 2022-10-03 . Amar Ujala . hi.
7. Web site: Chand . Bhavya . 2019-11-13 . 2019 Asian Shooting Championships: An overview of India's Performance . 2022-10-03 . thebridge.in . en.
8. Web site: Shooting WC: India top medal tally with 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze . 2022-10-02 . Rediff . en.
9. Web site: अंतरराष्ट्रीय निशानेबाज युविका तोमर का स्वागत . 2022-10-02 . Amar Ujala . hi.
10. Web site: Shooting: सौरभ चौधरी के बाद बागपत की शूटर युविका और सागर भारतीय टीम में, चांगवान विश्व कप में एक साथ खेलेंगे . 2022-10-02 . Amar Ujala . hi.
11. Web site: admin . 2022-04-18 . Winners of All India Inter-University Shooting Championship . 2022-10-02 . Subharti University News . en-US.
12. Web site: 7 November 2019 . PTI . Chinki keeps Olympic quota hopes alive; Vivaan, Esha win two gold More sports News - Times of India . 2022-10-03 . The Times of India . en.
13. Web site: NewsDrum . 2022-06-24 . Manu Bhaker strikes double gold in Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting event . 2022-10-02 . NewsDrum . en.