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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
Born | Haryana | |||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||
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Aruna Tanwar is an Indian Para Taekwondo Athlete. 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.[1][2]
Aruna was born in Dinod village near Bhiwani in Haryana.[3] Aruna began practising Taekwondo at eight years and currently she is a five-time National champion. She is a B.P.Ed. student of Chandigarh University.[4]
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.[5][6]
Year | Event | G- Rank | Location | Place |
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2019 | 5th Asian Para Open Taekwondo Championships | G-4/G-2 | Amman Jordan | Bronze |
2019 | 8th World Para Taekwondo Championships | G-10 | Antalya Turkey | Bronze |
2018 | 4th Asian Para Taekwondo Championships | G-4/G-2 | Hochiminh Vietnam | Silver |
2018 | 3rd WT President's Cup Asian Region Para Taekwondo Championships | G-1 | Kish Island Iran | Silver |
2018 | Kimunyong International Para Taekwondo Open | G-1 | Seoul South Korea | Gold |