Chandigarh University's Aruna Tanwar becomes India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics
Currently ranked world number 4, Aruna Tanwar has bagged an entry to Tokyo Paralympics to be held from 24 August to 5 September 2021. A B.PEd. student of Chandigarh University, Aruna Tanwar, representing India, got wild card entry to Paralympics on the basis of her exemplary consistent performance over the past few years which included a Bronze Medal at World Para Taekwondo Championship 2019 in Turkey and another bronze medal at Asian Para Taekwondo championship 2019 in Jordan. With this wild card entry Aruna Tanwar has become India's first ever Taekwondo athlete to qualify for Paralympics. Daughter of a driver, Aruna hails from a small village Dinod near Bhiwani, Haryana, and has worked very hard to reach this position as she faced many hurdles due to weak financial position of her family, but her father Naresh Kumar encouraged and supported her. Aruna started learning martial art at the age of 8 and soon proved her mettle in the sport by winning 5 gold medals at National ...