Seema Tomar is an international shooter from India who has went a mile for her shot at fame. Rising from the rural area of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, the 35 year old has tasted many national and international success. We got a chance to have an exclusive interview with her, where she made many revelations about her personal life.
Congrats for all the recent success, i would like to start off by knowing your initial days in shooting, from where did it all started?
Seema Tomar : Thanks, it started from my village Johri which is in Baghpat(UP). With the inspiration of my mother Chandro Tomar popularly known as “Revolver Dadi”. She started shooting at the age of 60. And her inspiring story was also covered by History TV 18’s popular show named “OMG Yeh Mera India”
Seema Tomar : No support was provided by the UP Government inspite of me being a national level shooter. The support came from Haryana government and i would really say that Haryana government is too good for promoting athletes and sports. Currently i’m working for Indian Army.
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What’s your top personal milestone or achievement in your shooting career?
Seema Tomar : There are three milestones which are really close to my heart.
1:- Winning a silver medal in my debut World cup appearance held in Dorset (2010).
2:- Winning a gold medal at Asian clay Championships in 2014.
3:- Winning a silver at Asian clay Championships held in November,2016 at Abu Dhabi and equaling the Asian record of 74/75.
What’s your future plans and what can we expect from you in Asian Games 2018 or Olympic games 2020 ?
Seema Tomar : As per my score of 74/75, i have full confidence and i will work hard for the success in Olympic and Asian Games.
If not busy with shooting, what’s the other things you like to do in your spare time?
Seema Tomar : I like to spend time with my mother and love to sleep. I also love to eat the home made food.
Last but not the least, do you face any difficulty as a shooter ?
Seema Tomar : Yes, i’m a vegetarian and it’s little difficult to survive in other countries during any competition. Because there is a scarcity of veg food in the foreign countries.
