BHOPAL: Yet again, MP’s archer Muskan Kirar proved her mettle. She won the team silver medal in the women’s compound team event at the senior world archery championship held in Yankton, USA on Saturday. Player of Madhya Pradesh State Archery Academy, Jabalpur, Muskan demonstrated splendid performance against Colombia. Muskan was the top scorer for her team. India lost Colombia 224-229 in the final match.
Muskan Kirar (Jabalpur, MP), Priya Gurjar (Rajasthan) and Jyoti (Andhra Pradesh) were members of the Indian team in the team event from India. In the final match, Muskan scored 78 out of 80, while Priya scored 74 and Jyoti added 72 points for her team.
Sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated Muskaan after she earned a silver medal for the country. Chief coach of Indian team Ricchpal Singh Salaria also congratulated Muskan. Incidentally, Ricchpal is also the chief coach of the MP archery academy.
Muskan’s dedication to the sport is such that she skipped her class 12 examinations in 2019, focusing entirely on the Asian Games, where she won a silver. The MP government had organized special exams for her. In 2017,
Muskan had created a sensation by breaking into the Indian team despite being a sub-junior player in 2017. Muskan is originally a resident of Jabalpur. Muskan was honored with Eklavya Award by the state government in the year 2018 and Vikram Award in the year 2019.
Muskan earned a silver medal in Asian Games 2018 and team silver at Asian Archery Championship Bangkok, Thailand. She also won a bronze medal in the world championship at the Netherlands. Muskaan has so far represented the Indian team in 14 international competitions. In these competitions, Muskan has won a total of 10 medals for India including a gold, six silver medals and three bronze medals.
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