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Esha Singh

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Esha Singh
Singh in 2021
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Years active2014–present
Sport
SportShooting
Events
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's shooting
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 10m mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 25m pistol team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 25m team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 25m pistol
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 10m pistol
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 10m air pistol team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Changwon 25m pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Jakarta 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2024 Jakarta 10m team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Jakarta 25m pistol team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 25m pistol
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 10m team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo 10m mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lima 10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo 25 m team

Esha Singh (born 1 January 2005) is an Indian sport shooter. She became the youngest national champion in the 10 meter air pistol in 2018 at the age of 13. Besides 10 meter air pistol, she also competes in 25 meter standard pistol and 25 meter pistol events.

Personal life and background

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Esha was born to Sachin Singh and Srilatha on 1 January 2005 in Hyderabad. Her father was a rally driver. Before she took up shooting, Singh tried go-karting, badminton, tennis and skating. A visit to the shooting range at Gachibowli Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad motivated her to choose air pistol. She trained at the stadium and simultaneously at her home, in the paper practice range built by her father. She later joined the Gun for Glory academy by former Olympic medallist Gagan Narang in Pune, Maharashtra.[1]

Professional career

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Domestic

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Singh began shooting in 2014 and in 2015, she became the Telangana state champion in 10m air pistol category. She then defeated the Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold-medalist Manu Bhaker and multi-medalist Heena Sidhu in 62nd National Shooting Championships at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala by winning gold in 10m Air Pistol event becoming the youngest champion in the senior category as a 13-year-old. She also won gold medals in youth and junior categories.[1][2][3] At the second edition of Khelo India Youth Games in January 2019, Singh won gold medal in the 10m air pistol event in the under-17 category.

International

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She won silver medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup at Suhl, Germany in 2019 and two gold medals at the Asian Junior championships in 10m air pistol women (AP60W) and 10m air pistol mixed team (APMIX).[4]

Singh won gold at the Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taiwan in March–April, 2019 in the junior category of 10m air pistol event.[5] In November 2019, Singh went on to win individual and mixed team gold medals at Asian Shooting Championship in Doha in 10m air pistol (junior) event.[6]

Singh was also selected for India's core training team for the 2020 Summer Olympics,[7] but failed to finish among the top two to qualify for the Olympics in the qualification event held in February 2020.[7]

At the age of 18, she won four medals at the 2022 Asian Games, including the gold medal in the 25m pistol team event for India and an individual silver medal in the 25m pistol event.[8] She became the 25m junior world champion at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo.

She clinched an Olympic quota berth in the 10m air pistol category for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Asian Qualifier at Jakarta on 8 January 2024.[9] She will represent India in the 25 meter pistol event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 Indian Sports Honours Breakthrough Performance of the Year Male Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "In a battle of teens, 13-year-old Esha Singh upstages Manu Bhaker at Shooting Nationals". The Indian Express. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "14 साल की उम्र में रोजाना 4 घंटे शूटिंग की प्रैक्टिस और 1 घंटा योग". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 6 April 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Scroll Staff (29 November 2018). "Shooting Nationals: Teenager Esha Singh pips Manu Bhaker to clinch triple crown". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Asian Airgun Championships: Sarabjot Singh, Esha Singh win gold in junior air pistol". Scroll.in. 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ PTI (3 January 2020). "Shooter Esha Singh reveals her father's sacrifice to support her career". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Esha Singh - ISSF". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b B. Krishna Prasad (27 June 2020). "Esha Singh makes NRAI core training group | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  8. ^ Singh, Philem Dipak (27 September 2023). "Asian Games: Indian trio bags gold in women's 25m pistol event". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Varun Tomar, Esha Singh win 10m air pistol quota for Paris Olympics". The Times of India. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "National Sports Awards 2023: Mohammed Shami, para-archer Sheetal Devi receive Arjuna awards - WATCH". The Times of India. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ^ "ईशा सिंह: 16 साल की चैंपियन जिन्हें पिस्टल की गोली की आवाज़ लगती है संगीत". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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