World Shooting World Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand came to a close. The 22-year-old Sonia Sharma from Agra won the gold medal and won the honor for the city, winning 10 with her team-mate Pooja Agarwal and Delhi and Rubina Francis from Bhopal M's air pistol contest. Sonia team contributed 357 points, a total of 1,070 points.

After the game, he told us about her inspiration, struggle, future plans and journey

"From School Summer Camp"

Sonia took an interest in shooting while attending a summer camp organized by her alma mater St Andrews School in her 12th grade. She said that from the summer camp in 2011, she was deeply attracted by the shooting and began to practice but due to funding and learning problems, which did not last long, she had to suspend until her father died in 2015 She accepted the sport and began regular practice.
Her late father was a member of the Irrigation Department who left 15,000 rupees to buy a new pistol. She recalled that she had started with exposure to the airgun, but she had difficulty holding it because of the heavy airgun, so she changed hands and earlier she used to practice with firearms or pistols, but her mom used money left by her father In the part to buy her a pistol, my father asked her to air gun as a career to pursue, and won the medal for the country. "

"I worship Abiniv Bindra"

She said that in 2008, Abenam Bindra inspired him when she won a gold medal at the Olympics, and she may also win medals for her country. In 2011, their school launched a shooting and she could not stop registering her own lesson in photography.
When Sonya won a scholarship to Abilene Binderra's Sports Foundation, her wish came true. She added: "When I first met Mr. Abhinav at the target performance center in Mohali, I could not believe my eyes. At that time I was awarded a scholarship and won the full sponsorship of my game from the foundation.

Agra is a safe city girl compared to any other small town in UP "

Sonia, who was born and raised in Agra, said that when someone asked me where I came from, I was proud to say: "From the Taj Mahal," Sonia just loves the simple and diverse culture of the city. She never Feel unsafe, even in the night afraid of roaming around the city.

"At the World Cup, I did not want to waste time thinking about this issue. My goal was to win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games, for which I had to go to the World Championships. I was preparing for that and practicing at least seven times a day By eight hours, it now appears that the national team will be held in Kerala in December. "The left-hander, who is studying for Master of Business at St. John's College, said

Because most shooters are used to the right hand, pistol grip left hand is very difficult, so we must customize his grip from Rajasthan. Vikarant Tomar, Aqrah Regional Rifle Coach, said