Muskan Kirar
Muskan Kirar (born 2001) is an Indian archer. She won the gold medal in the women's compound final event at the Archery Asia Cup, stage-1 competition in Bangkok on March 7, 2018.[1][2] She beat Malaysian archer Sazatul Nadhirah Zakaria by 139-136.[3][4] Muskan was trained by Richpal Singh Salaria[5] at the Madhya Pradesh Archery Academy in Bhopal.[5][6]
Personal information | |
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Native name | मुस्कान किरार |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Born | Jabalpur |
Residence | Jabalpur |
Education | Sr. Secondary |
Occupation | Sports |
Years active | 2016-Present |
Other interests | Archery |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Archery |
Rank | 160 |
Team | Archery Association of India |
Coached by | Richpal Singh Salaria |
Early life
Muskan was raised in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. She is the daughter of Mala Kirar, a homemaker, and Virendra Kirar, who is a business man .[7]
Career
Archery Asia Cup
Kirar’s first match of the tournament saw her amass 142 points against an opponent from Taipei, before winning her next match with a score of 145 points. She won her quarter-final match against an Indonesian opponent, scoring 147 points, before beating a Malaysian competitor in the semi-finals with a score of 148.[8][9] Kirar’s gold medal came thanks to a win of 139-136 in her final match against Malaysian Zakaria Nadhirah.[7][10][11][12]
Competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Medal |
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2018 | Archery Asia Cup Competition, Stage-1 | Bangkok | Women's Compound | Gold |
2017 | 37th Sub Junior,
National Archery Competition |
Bhubaneswar, India | Sub Junior | Gold |
2017 | Asia Cup Stage-3 | Taipei, Taiwan | Senior | |
2017 | Senior Asian Championship | Dhaka | Senior |
References
- "Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- "India finish with three gold at Archery Asia Cup 2018 in Bangkok". Digitalsporty. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- "India finish with three gold medals at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- "Indian archers win 3 gold, 2 bronze medals in Asia Cup". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- "ARCHERY ACADEMY, JABALPUR". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10.
- "MP teen Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold in Archery Asia Cup". hindustantimes.com/. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- "इंटरनेशनल प्लेयर को छोड़नी पड़ी थी पढ़ाई, पिता बेचते हैं मीट और मां हाउसवाइफ". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- PTI. "Berlin Archery World Cup: Misfiring India to fight for solitary bronze". Sportstar. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Pioneer, The. "Jabalpur's Muskan Kirar brought laurels in World Archery tourney". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "इंटरनेशनल प्लेयर को छोड़नी पड़ी थी पढ़ाई, पिता बेचते हैं मीट और मां हाउसवाइफ". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- LegendNews (2019-06-15). "मुस्कान किरार ने विश्व तीरंदाजी चैंपियनशिप में कांस्य पदक जीता". Legend News. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Automation, Bhaskar (2019-06-14). "वर्ल्ड आर्चरी: एक अंक से कांस्य पदक चूकी मप्र की मुस्कान किरार". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 2019-07-12.