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|name=Ayonika Paul<br />
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|9|23}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Mumbai]], India<br />
|nationality=[[India]]n<br />
|ethnicity=<br />
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|citizenship=<br />
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|height={{convert|163|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
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|country=[[India]]<br />
|sport=[[Shooting sports|Shooting]]<br />
|event = [[10 metre air rifle]]<br />
|coach=Thomas Farnik<br />
| medaltemplates=<br />
{{MedalSport| Women's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry| {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Asian Shooting Championships|2012 Doha]]|10 m air rifle team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]}}<br />
| updated = 26 July 2014<br />
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'''Ayonika Paul''' (born 23 September 1992) is an Indian [[Shooting sports|shooter]] who competes in the [[10 metre air rifle]] event. She won the silver medal in the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]].<br />
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Ayonika Paul was confirmed by the Selection Committee of NRAI to represent India at the Rio Olympics 2016, where she finished at 47th position in the qualification round out of 51 contestants.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in 10m Air Pistol; Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul out in qualifiers|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/rio-olympics-2016-jitu-rai-finishes-8th-in-10m-air-pistol-apurvi-chandela-ayonika-paul-out-in-qualifiers-2939890.html|accessdate=8 August 2016|publisher=First Post|date=7 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
She was born in September 1992 at [[Mumbai]], India and is the daughter of Ashim Paul, a Railway employee and Aparna Paul. She studied at Swami Vivekananda high school in Chembur, Mumbai. She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree from [[Pillai's Institute of Information Technology Engineering, Media Studies & Research]] affiliated to [[University of Mumbai]], — and has completed a Master's in Electronics Engineering. Ayonika Paul was once an excellent swimmer but slowly her interest developed in the rifle shooting.<ref>{{cite web |title= Women's 10 metre air rifle Finals.|url= http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shw101101/10m_air_rifle_womens_finals.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140728222947/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shw101101/10m_air_rifle_womens_finals.html |url-status= usurped |archive-date= 28 July 2014 |publisher= glasgow2014.com |date= 26 July 2014 |accessdate= 26 July 2014}}</ref> She had earlier won Bronze in ISSF World Cup 2014 in Slovenia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Apurvi Chandila wins gold, Ayonika Paul silver in 10m air rile|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/apurvi-chandila-wins-gold-ayonika-paul-silver-in-10m-air-rile/|accessdate=26 July 2014|agency=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=26 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ayonika-paul-now-aims-for-the-olympic-gold/article6275429.ece|title=Ayonika Paul now aims for the Olympic gold|last=Rashid|first=Omar|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en}}</ref><br />
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She holds a BE Electronics degree and is a member of the [[National Rifle Association of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW2309199201|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|website=www.issf-sports.org|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><br />
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== Early Training ==<br />
She started out as a swimming champion in her early days, with her father as the coach. However her interest turned to shooting in 2006, when she saw Rajyavardhan Singh Rathod at the Athens Olympics in 2004, where he won the silver medal for India.<br />
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She got her first rifle, an imported Feinwerkvan for Rs 1.2 lakh which her father provided for through loans and thus started her journey in shooting.<br />
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Her weekly practice was done at Pune, which had better training facilities and she had to juggle through her studies and shooting practice to achieve her goals.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
2007- She won her first ever medal, double gold, at the international junior competition in Suhl, [[Germany]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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2008- A gold medal at the International Junior Shooting Competition in [[Munich]] paved her way towards an international career and brought her into the limelight.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/know-indian-olympian-10-things-224300142.html|title=Know your Indian Olympian: 10 things to know about Ayonika Paul|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/shooting/know-your-indian-olympian-10-things-know-about-ayonika-paul|title=Ayonika Paul: 10 things to know about India's talented shooter headed for the Rio Olympics 2016|date=2016-07-05|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/general-sports/interview-ayonika-paul-india|title=Interview with shooter Ayonika Paul, who is aiming to hit the bull's eye at the Commonwealth Games|date=2014-05-27|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><br />
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2011- She won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in Kuwait and was ranked third.<br />
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2012- She won the bronze medal at the Asian Airgun Championships in 2015 in the 10m for Women's [[10 meter air rifle|10m Air Rifle.]]<br />
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2014- As well as clinching the silver medal at the [[Commonwealth Games]], held at [[Glasgow|Glasgow, Scotland]] she finished seventh in the women's 10-metre air rifle event at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/commonwealth-games-2014-india-s-apurvi-chandela-wins-gold-ayonika-paul-gets-silver-in-10m-air-rifle-1515292|title=Commonwealth Games 2014: India's Apurvi Chandela Wins Gold, Ayonika Paul Gets Silver in 10m Air Rifle – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|work=NDTVSports.com|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ayonika-paul-aims-to-win-a-medal-at-the-rio-olympics-in-2016/article6275680.ece|title=There is more to come: Ayonika|last=Viswanath|first=G.|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/commonwealth-games-2014/india-at-glasgow/Commonwealth-Games-Apurvi-Chandela-wins-gold-Ayonika-Paul-bags-silver-in-Womens-10m-Air-Rifle/articleshow/39060091.cms|title=Commonwealth Games: Apurvi Chandela wins gold, Ayonika Paul bags silver in Women's 10m Air Rifle - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><br />
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2015-She represents Maharashtra in the National Games and won the silver medal at the [[National Games of India|National Games]] held at Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiancrux.info/2014/12/national-games-2015-kerala-shooting-results-and-medal-winners-list.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122013715/http://www.indiancrux.info/2014/12/national-games-2015-kerala-shooting-results-and-medal-winners-list.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=22 January 2015|title=National Games 2015 Kerala Shooting Results and Medal Winners List|website=www.indiancrux.info|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><br />
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2016- She won the silver medal at the Asia Olympic Qualifying Competition in [[New Delhi]] (IND) and thus became one of the qualifiers for shooting at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]], but had an early exit in the same. She was backed and supported by the NGO, [[Olympic Gold Quest]] for Rio.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/ayonika-paul-women-10m-air-rifle-shooting-2948554/|title=Ayonika Paul Profile: 10m Air Rifle women's|date=2016-08-02|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/olympics2016/story/india-at-rio-olympics-2016-apurvi-chandela-jitu-rai-shooting/1/733747.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807170250/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/olympics2016/story/india-at-rio-olympics-2016-apurvi-chandela-jitu-rai-shooting/1/733747.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2016|title=India at Rio Olympics, Highlights: Heartbreaking opening day for India|access-date=2017-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Ayonika-Paul-gears-up-for-Rio-Olympics/article14404929.ece|title=Ayonika Paul gears up for Rio Olympics|last=PTI|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en}}</ref><br />
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2014-Bachelor in Electronics Engineering from [[Pillai's Institute of Information Technology Engineering, Media Studies & Research]], New Panvel.<br />
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2018- Masters in Electronics Engineering specialising in Image Processing from University of Mumbai. Having worked on Real Time Adaptive Target Tracking using computer vision, her manuscript was published in Journal of Electronic Design Engineering.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Paul|first=Ayonika|date=2018-08-22|title=Real Time Adaptive Tracking System Using Computer Vision|url=http://www.matjournals.in/index.php/JOEDE/article/view/2815|journal=Journal of Electronic Design Engineering|language=en|volume=4|issue=1,2}}</ref><br />
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== Accolades ==<br />
She is a recipient of the [[Maharashtra]] government's Shiv Chhatrapati award.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==ISSF World Medal Tally==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- "<br />
!No.<br />
!Event<br />
!Championship<br />
!Year<br />
!Place<br />
!Medal<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[10 metre air rifle|10m air rifle]]<br />
|[[ISSF World Cup]]<br />
|2014<br />
|Maribor<br />
|{{bronze03}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{ISSF}}<br />
* {{Olympics.com}}<br />
* {{Olympedia}}<br />
* {{CGF profile}}<br />
* {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile}}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female sport shooters]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic shooters for India]]<br />
[[Category:Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in shooting]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games shooters for India]]<br />
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games shooters for India]]<br />
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Sport shooters from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]<br />
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