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 7 March 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]

Muskan Kirar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
BornJabalpur
EducationSr. Secondary
OccupationSports
Years active2016 – present
Parents
  • Virendra Kirar (father)
  • Mala Kirar (mother)
Other interestsArchery
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArchery
Rank160
TeamArchery Association of India
Coached byRichpal Singh Salaria

Early life

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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

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Archery Asia Cup

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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

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Representing India
Year Competition Venue Event Medal
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

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  1. ^ "Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ "India finish with three gold at Archery Asia Cup 2018 in Bangkok". Digitalsporty. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ "India finish with three gold medals at Archery Asia Cup - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Indian archers win 3 gold, 2 bronze medals in Asia Cup". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "ARCHERY ACADEMY, JABALPUR". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
  6. ^ "MP teen Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold in Archery Asia Cup". hindustantimes.com/. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "इंटरनेशनल प्लेयर को छोड़नी पड़ी थी पढ़ाई, पिता बेचते हैं मीट और मां हाउसवाइफ". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. ^ PTI. "Berlin Archery World Cup: Misfiring India to fight for solitary bronze". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  9. ^ Pioneer, The. "Jabalpur's Muskan Kirar brought laurels in World Archery tourney". The Pioneer. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. ^ "इंटरनेशनल प्लेयर को छोड़नी पड़ी थी पढ़ाई, पिता बेचते हैं मीट और मां हाउसवाइफ". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. ^ LegendNews (15 June 2019). "मुस्कान किरार ने विश्व तीरंदाजी चैंपियनशिप में कांस्य पदक जीता". Legend News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  12. ^ Automation, Bhaskar (14 June 2019). "वर्ल्ड आर्चरी: एक अंक से कांस्य पदक चूकी मप्र की मुस्कान किरार". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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