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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian para-taekwondo athlete}}<br />
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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Aruna Singh Tanwar<br />
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
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| birth_place = [[Haryana]]<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| sport = [[Taekwondo]]<br />
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| coach = Swaraj Kumar Singh<br />
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{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Taekwondo at the 2022 Asian Para Games|47 kg]]}}<br />
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'''Aruna Tanwar''' is an Indian [[Para Taekwondo]] athlete and two time Olympian from Haryana. She is currently ranked [[World Taekwondo|World No.4]] in the W-49&nbsp;kg | K43 | and [[World Taekwondo|World No. 30]] in the W-49&nbsp;kg | K44 event category of [[Para Taekwondo|World Para Taekwondo Events]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html |title= Tournaments Record|work= World Taekwondo | access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Medal-winners-ALL.pdf|title= Individual winners by category World Para Taekwondo Championships 2019|work= World Taekwondo | access-date=}}</ref> She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris, her second Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-18 |title=Lko athlete qualifies for Paralympics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/aruna-tanwar-qualifies-for-paris-paralympics-2024-latest-news/articleshow/108571667.cms |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Tanwar was born in Dinod village, near [[Bhiwani]] in [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/2021-paralympic-games-21-year-old-daughter-of-factory-driver-from-haryana-gets-tokyo-call-up-7352213/|title= 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|work= The Indian Express News | access-date=}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/chandigarh-universitys-aruna-tanwar-becomes-indias-first-ever-taekwondo-athlete-to-qualify-for-paralympics/678541/|title= Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics|work= The Print News | access-date=}}</ref><br />
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===2020 Summer Paralympics===<br />
Aruna became first-ever Indian Taekwondo athlete to qualify for [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics Olympic Games]] at [[Tokyo]], Japan on the allocation of a bi-partite invitation spots, where [[Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Taekwondo Paralympic event]] was featured for the first time. She represented [[India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics|Indian Team]] in Taekwondo at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://thebridge.in/tokyo-2020-paralympics/aruna-tanwar-india-first-para-takewondo-qualify-tokyo-paralympics-22008?infinitescroll=1|title= Aruna Tanwar has qualified for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after receiving a wildcard entry for the Games in Women's U49 category|work= The Bridge News | access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/tokyo-paralympics-aruna-tanwar-becomes-india-s-first-ever-taekwondo-entry-1812960-2021-06-09|title= Tokyo Paralympics: Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first-ever Taekwondo entry|work= The India Today News | access-date=}}</ref> She is coached by Swaraj Kumar Singh.<br />
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== Tournaments record ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
|+ International Competition Results <br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Event<br />
! G- Rank<br />
! Location<br />
! Place<br />
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|2019|| 5th Asian Para Open Taekwondo Championships||G-4/G-2||Amman {{flagIOC|JOR|2020 Summer}}|| {{bronze medal}} <br />
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|2019|| 8th World Para Taekwondo Championships||G-10||Antalya {{flagIOC|TUR|2020 Summer}}|| {{bronze medal}}<br />
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|2018|| 4th Asian Para Taekwondo Championships||G-4/G-2||Hochiminh {{flagIOC|VIE|2020 Summer}}|| {{silver medal}}<br />
|-<br />
|2018|| 3rd WT President's Cup Asian Region Para Taekwondo Championships||G-1||Kish Island {{flagIOC|IRI|2020 Summer}}|| {{silver medal}}<br />
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|2018|| Kimunyong International Para Taekwondo Open||G-1||Seoul {{flagIOC|KOR|2020 Summer}}|| {{gold medal}}<br />
|}<br />
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