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Suma Shirur
Indian sport shooter
Suma Shirur (born 10 May 1974) is a former Indian shooter who competed in the 10 metre air rifle event. She is a joint world record holder in the event, having scored the maximum of 400 points in the qualification round, which she achieved at the 2004 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuala Lumpur.[1] In 2003, she was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India. She is currently the High Performance Coach[2] of the Indian Jr. Rifle Shooting Team. She is also the coach of 2020 Paralympics women's SH1 10m rifle gold and women's SH1 50m 3-position rifle bronze medalist Avani Lekhara[3] On 30 November 2022, she was conferred the Dronacharya Award by the 15th President of India, Droupadi Murmu.