Seema Tomar

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Seema Tomar
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Trap shooter
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Seema Tomar (born 3 July 1982) is an Indian

Silver Medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. She was born in Johri village[2] of Uttar Pradesh
.

Early life

Tomar was born on 3 July 1982 in

Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. She learned shooting at a range set up in her village in 1998.[3] Tomar was initially discouraged by the expectations of the society around her, which expected her to get married and become a housewife. She felt that she could not enter this field unless an elder from her family went into shooting.[4]

Initially, Tomar was afraid to go shooting range without her mother,[5] who encouraged and accompanied her to the range. Tomar's mother, Prakashi Tomar, started shooting and participating in events, soon becoming an award-winning shooter, the second-oldest woman shooter in India, also known as Revolver Dadi. Prakashi and her sister-in-law Chandro Tomar's participation allowed Tomar to enter shooting competitions. Tomar started shooting in 2001[3] at the 10m range in the village.

Tomar is still a proponent of equality across genders in Indian villages, and has led to many young girls taking up shooting in her hometown.[4]

Tomar has seven siblings. Her sister Rekha is also a shooter[citation needed]. Prakashi also runs a shooting range in the village where many girls come to learn shooting.

Career

Seema Tomar started with shooting the air rifle in 2004,[3] but later switched to the shotgun event[when?]. She currently specializes in Trap shooting.[6]

2010 was a milestone in Seema Tomar's career when she won a

Silver Medal in 2010 ISSF World Cup
.

In 2014, Tomar won two

golds at the Asian Shotgun Championships held in the United Arab Emirates
in November 2014.

Medals

Other events

  • Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi- 2010.
  • ISSF World Cup held at England (Dorset) – 2010.
  • ISSF World Cup held at Mexico-2010.
  • Asian Clay Shooting Championship held at Bangkok – 2010.
  • Asian Clay Shooting Championship held at Kazakhstan- 2009.
  • 53rd National Shooting Championship held at Patiala- 2009.
  • ISSF World Cup held at United States- 2008.
  • ISSF World Cup held in China- 2008.
  • 52nd National Shooting Championship held at Jaipur- 2008.
  • Asian Shooting Championship held at Jaipur- 2007.
  • ISSF World Cup held at Slovenia- 2007.
  • ISSF World Cup held in Italy- 2007.
  • 51st National Shooting Championship held at Jaipur- 2007.
  • ISSF World Cup held in Egypt- 2006.
  • ISSF World Cup held at United States- 2006.
  • ISSF World Cup held in China- 2006.
  • 50th National Shooting Championship held at Delhi – 2006.
  • 49th National Shooting Championship held at Hyderabad – 2005.
  • 48th National Shooting Championship held at Delhi – 2004.
  • 47th National Shooting Championship held at Hyderabad – 2003.

References

  1. ^ "Special Interview: सीमा तोमर ने कहा- वर्ल्‍ड चैंपियनशिप में चाइना की खिलाड़ी मेरे लिए कोई चुनौती नहीं". www.patrika.com.
  2. Times Of India. "Seema Tomar wins women's trap nationals"
    . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Seema draws inspiration from her 'shooter' mother". Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Seema Tomar: The village girl who shot to fame". CNN. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. Times Of India. "76-year-old 'super mom' keeps shooter Seema Tomar going"
    . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ "ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – TOMAR Seema".
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