Muskan Kirar
Indian archer
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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]
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Jabalpur | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Sr. Secondary | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sports | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016 – present | ||||||||||||||
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| Other interests | Archery | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 160 | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Archery Association of India | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Richpal Singh Salaria | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |