Varsha Varman
 Varsha Varman wins the Gold medal in the International Shotgun Cup, Italy | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1994 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Shotgun Trap Shooting | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Harvard Shooting Team. | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Indian Shooting Team | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcello Dradi | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Ranked #1 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | World Juniors #1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 1 October 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Varsha Varman (born 1 June 1994)[2] is a professional Indian sport shooter. She won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the women's double trap team event, along with Shagun Chowdhary and Shreyasi Singh. Varman thus became the first sportsperson from Bhopal Madhya Pradesh to win a medal at the Asian Games. She is a prodigy.[3] She is the only athlete from her state to have represented India at the Commonwealth Games.[citation needed]
Varsha studied at St. Joseph's Co-ed School, Bhopal. Varsha also ranked #1 in the Ajmer region of the Central Board of Secondary Education examinations in Class XII,[4] and 4th in the entire country with 97.2%.[5] She has been awarded the prestigious Eklvaya Award [6] in 2013 and the Vikram Award [7] in 2015 for her meritorious performances.
Education
[edit]She had earlier pursued a law degree at the University of Warwick in UK, but moved to Harvard to be able to focus more on shooting.[8] She is currently studying economics at Harvard University in the United States.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bhopal girl shoots her way to Asiad bronze". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "Asian Games 2018, Indian player profiles: Shotgun shooting". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "MP govt announces Rs 50 lakh reward to medallist Varsha Varman". Zee News. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Passion for shooting helped Bhopal's Varsha Varman top exam". The Times of India.
- ^ "Meet our topper".
- ^ Varsha Varman being presented with the Eklavya award 2013. Youtube.
- ^ "MP govt announces Vikram Award for shooter Varsha Varman". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "Asian Games 2018, Indian player profiles: Shotgun shooting". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Education complements Sport". EssentiallySports.
External links
[edit]- Varsha Varman at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Gunning medals in Italy at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 November 2014)
- Varsha Varman at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games (archived)
- Varsha Varman at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Varsha Varman at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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