Arya Borse
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| Full name | Arya Rajesh Borse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 2002 (age 23) Nashik, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 10 m air rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arya Rajesh Borse (born 2 December 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the 10 m air rifle discipline.[1]
Early life
Arya was born on 2 December 2002 in Nashik. Her mother, Madhavi, is an English teacher; while Rajesh, her father previously worked in a bank. She developed an interest in sports during her school years and was enrolled in a pistol shooting club at Ashoka Universal School under coach Abhay Kamble, before switching to rifle shooting. Arya currently trains at the National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Delhi.[2]
Career
At the Junior World Cup in Suhl in 2022, Arya was part of the Indian women's air rifle team that won the gold medal.[3] She later competed at senior level. At the 2025 World Cup in Munich, she partnered with Arjun Babuta in the 10 m air rifle mixed team event to win the gold medal, defeating the reigning Olympic champions from China.[4] She also won silver medals in the same discipline at the 2025 World Cups in Lima and Buenos Aires with Rudrankksh Patil.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Arya Borse- International Shooting Sport Federation". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ Sejwal, Ritu (17 June 2025). "An innocent question and a mother's grit: The Arya Borse story". thebridge.in. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ PTI (13 May 2022). "Shooting: India picks up four more gold at Junior World Cup". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Shooting World Cup: India's Arya Borse, Arjun Babuta stun Olympic champions from China; clinch gold in 10m air rifle mixed team event". The Times of India. 14 June 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Arya and Rudrankksh win silver medal in shooting World Cup". The Hindu. 21 April 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (9 April 2025). "ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires 2025: Rudrankksh-Arya win 10m air rifle mixed team silver medal". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.