Mehuli Ghosh
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| Full name | Mehuli Ghosh | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Junior shooting team | |||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Baidyabati, Hooghly | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Techno India Group Public School, Chinsurah, Hooghly | |||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Shooter | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014– | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Air rifle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | Finished at 7 position at the junior shooting competition at Czech Republic in May 2017.In 2018 ISSF world cup she won 2 Bronze medal. | |||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | 2016-2 Gold; 7 Silver .2017– 8 Gold, 3 Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mehuli Ghosh (born 20 November 2000) is an Indian sport shooter. She represents India at the international junior shooting championships across the world.[1] Among 123 competitors, she was the only Indian shooting athlete to reach the finals of junior shooting competition held in the Czech Republic; and finished in seventh place there. In 2018, at the XXI Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, she won Silver medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle after a shoot-off with Martina Veloso. According to the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), she has a world rank of 6 and rank 3[2] in Asia.[3][4]
Early career
Mehuli joined the Serampore Riffle Club in 2014. However, she was banned by the club for accidentally hitting a person during practice. Later, Mehuli was mentored and coached by former Indian Olympic finalist and Arjuna Awardee, Joydeep Karmarkar.
She received her training at the Joydeep Karmarkar Shooting Academy. In 2016, she was selected for the Indian National Shooting Championships held in Pune. She received 2 gold and 7 silver medals at the national championships. In the 2017 National Championships, Mehuli won 8 gold and 3 bronze medals, and was adjudged the Best Shooter. [5]
International career
In 2017, she participated at the preparatory junior shooting championship held in the Czech Republic and finished at the seventh position. She finished in 17th position at the Junior World Shooting Championship held in Germany.[6] Mehuli became Asian Champion in 2017 December in Wako City ,Japan, with a fantastic score of 420.1 and also bagged the YOUTH OLYMPICS 2018 Quota place. in 2018 March, She became one of the youngest Indian ever to win 2 World Cup medals at the ISSF World Cup, in Mexico. She also created a Junior World Record in her way to win those. Mehuli qualified for Commonwealth Games 2018 . [7] In 2018, at the XXI Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, she won silver medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle after had a shoot-off with Martina Veloso.
References
- ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games: Know your CWG athlete: Mehuli Ghosh". The Times of India. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ↑ চৌধুরী, সুচরিতা সেন. "'শুঁয়োপোকা থেকে মেহুলি এখন প্রজাপতি'". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mehuli Shines in national shooting Trails". Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ↑ "Shooter Mehuli Finishes at 7th Position in Czech Meet". Times of India. Times News Network (TNN). Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ↑ "Anish Bhanwala Inspired Me During World Championship". Retrieved 9 July 2017.