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Ayonika Paul

Ayonika Paul
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 24)
Mumbai, India
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country India
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 10 metre air rifle
Coached by Thomas Farnik
Updated on 26 July 2014.

Ayonika Paul (born 23 September 1992) is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air rifle event. She won the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She studied at Swami Vivekananda high school in Chembur, Mumbai. She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Pillai College of Engineering, Panvel — and is now pursuing a Master’s in Electronics Engineering. Ayonika Paul was once an excellent swimmer but slowly her interest developed in the rifle shooting. She had earlier won Bronze in ISSF World Cup 2014 in Slovenia.

Ayonika Paul was confirmed by the Selection Committee of NRAI to represent India at the Rio Olympics 2016, where she finished at 47th position in the qualification round out of 51 contestants.



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