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Aruna Tanwar

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Aruna Singh Tanwar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
BornHaryana
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 47 kg

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]

Career

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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]

2020 Summer Paralympics

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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.

Tournaments record

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International Competition Results
Year Event G- Rank Location Place
2019 5th Asian Para Open Taekwondo Championships G-4/G-2 Amman  Jordan  Bronze 
2019 8th World Para Taekwondo Championships G-10 Antalya  Turkey  Bronze
2018 4th Asian Para Taekwondo Championships G-4/G-2 Hochiminh  Vietnam  Silver
2018 3rd WT President's Cup Asian Region Para Taekwondo Championships G-1 Kish Island  Iran  Silver
2018 Kimunyong International Para Taekwondo Open G-1 Seoul  South Korea  Gold

References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments Record". World Taekwondo.
  2. ^ "Individual winners by category World Para Taekwondo Championships 2019" (PDF). World Taekwondo.
  3. ^ "Lko athlete qualifies for Paralympics". The Times of India. 18 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "The confirmation that came from the Para Taekwondo Association India (PTAI) was a big booster for Naresh, who works as a driver with a chemical factory to support his three children, including Aruna". The Indian Express News.
  5. ^ "Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics". The Print News.
  6. ^ "Aruna Tanwar has qualified for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after receiving a wildcard entry for the Games in Women's U49 category". The Bridge News.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first-ever Taekwondo entry". The India Today News.