![]() Ghosh with her silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mehuli Ghosh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Shooting Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citizenship | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Adamas University, Barasat, Kolkata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Shooter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mehuli Ghosh (born 20 November 2000) is an Indian sport shooter. She represents India at international junior shooting championships across the world. [1] Among 123 competitors, she was the only Indian shooting athlete to reach the finals of the 2018 junior shooting competition held in the Czech Republic. She ranked seventh there. In 2018, at the XXI Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia, she won a silver medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle after a shoot-off with Martina Veloso. As of September 2023, [update] she was ranked 36th in the world and 14th in Asia. [2] [3]
Mehuli joined the Serampore Rifle Club in 2014. 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 qualified for the Indian National Shooting Championships held in Pune. She received two gold medals and seven silver medals at the national championships. In the 2017 National Championships, Mehuli won eight gold and three bronze medals, and was judged Best Shooter. [4]
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. [5] Mehuli achieved the title of Asian Champion in December 2017 in Wako City, Japan, with an impressive score of 420.1. This remarkable feat also earned her a quota place for the Youth Olympics in 2018. In March 2018, she made history as one of the youngest Indian competitors to win two World Cup medals at the ISSF World Cup held in Mexico. During the competition, she even set a new Junior World Record. Mehuli also qualified to participate in the Commonwealth Games in 2018, showcasing her talent on the international stage. [6] In 2018, at the XXI Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, she won silver in Women's 10m Air Rifle after a shoot-off with Martina Veloso. [7] In 2019, she won gold at the South Asian Games in Nepal. [8]
Ghosh was award the "Female Young Athlete of the Year" award at the Sportstar Aces Awards in 2020. [9]
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