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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
| Born | Haryana | |||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris, her second Olympics.
Career
Tanwar was born in Dinod village, near Bhiwani in Haryana. 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.
2020 Summer Paralympics
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. She is coached by Swaraj Kumar Singh.
Tournaments record
| Year | Event | G- Rank | Location | Place |
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| 2019 | 5th Asian Para Open Taekwondo Championships | G-4/G-2 | Amman  Jordan |
 Bronze
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| 2019 | 8th World Para Taekwondo Championships | G-10 | Antalya  Turkey |
Bronze
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| 2018 | 4th Asian Para Taekwondo Championships | G-4/G-2 | Hochiminh  Vietnam |
 Silver
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| 2018 | 3rd WT President's Cup Asian Region Para Taekwondo Championships | G-1 | Kish Island  Iran |
Silver
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| 2018 | Kimunyong International Para Taekwondo Open | G-1 | Seoul  South Korea |
 Gold
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References
- "Tournaments Record". World Taekwondo.
- "Individual winners by category World Para Taekwondo Championships 2019" (PDF). World Taekwondo.
- "Lko athlete qualifies for Paralympics". The Times of India. 18 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- "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.
- "Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics". The Print News.
- "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.
- "Tokyo Paralympics: Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first-ever Taekwondo entry". The India Today News.
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