Muskan Kirar (born 2001) is an Indian

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. She won the

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in the women's compound final event at the

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...

Asia Cup The Men's Asia Cup is the biennial cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council. The competition is contested by Asian members' senior men's national cricket teams, determining the continental champion of Asia. It was establis ...

, stage-1 competition in

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on 7 March 2018. She beat Malaysian arche
Sazatul Nadhirah Zakaria
by 139-136. Muskan was trained by Richpal Singh Salaria at the

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

Archery Academy in

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Early life

Muskan was raised in

Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...

. She is the daughter of Mala Kirar, a homemaker, and Virendra Kirar, who is a business man.

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. Kirar’s gold medal came thanks to a win of 139-136 in her final match against Malaysian Zakaria Nadhirah.

Competitions

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Proud of Muskan’s gold medal feat in archery, says her fatherMuskan Kirar
on

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Muskan Kirar
on

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