Varun Tomar

Varun Tomar (8 September 2003) is an Indian sport shooter, supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not for profit sports NGO. He bagged an Olympic quota berth for the Paris Olympics in the 10m Air Pistol event by winning a gold medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers on 8 January 2024 at Jakarta.

Early life and background
Tomar hails from Garhi Kangran village in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Inspired by his cousin Olympian Saurabh Chaudhary, he took up the sport in 2017 under coach Amit Sheoran at Benoli village. After his World Cup medals in 2023, he was selected for the National Centre of Excellence and trains at the Karni Singh Ranges in New Delhi. He later joined the Indian Army and was selected for the Army Marksmanship Unit. He is now under National rifle coach Deepak Dubey.

Career
Tomar won a gold medal in the Air Pistol team and individual events at the Asian Olympic Qualifier in Jakarta. In 2022, he won a gold medal in the Air Pistol Junior men team event at the World Championship in Cairo. He also won a bronze in the Air Pistol Junior men event.

In 2023, he won one gold, one silver and two bronze in the 10m Air Pistol events at the Cairo and Bhopal World Cup events. He also took part in the Baku World Cup.

In 2024, he also took part in the World Cup events at Granada and Cairo in the 10m Air Pistol. In the same year, he also participated and won a gold at the Asian Championships at Jakarta. Later, he took part in the Asian Championships at Changwon. Olympic quota berth is earned for the country and the federation will decide the team after trials.