Mehuli Ghosh (born 20 November 2000) is an Indian
sport shooter. She represents India at international junior shooting championships across the world. 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
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. She ranked seventh there. In 2018, at the
XXI Commonwealth Games held at
Gold Coast
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,
Australia
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, she won a silver medal in Women's 10m Air Rifle after a shoot-off with
Martina Veloso
Martina Lindsay Veloso (born October 27, 1999, in Singapore) is a Singaporean sports shooter. She won the gold medal in the 2014 ISSF World Cup in the 10 meters Air Rifle Women event and thus becoming the youngest ISSF shooter in getting one. She ...
. she was ranked 36th in the world and 14th in Asia.
Early career
Mehuli joined the
Serampore
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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
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. 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.
Professional career
In 2017, she participated at the preparatory junior shooting championship held in the
Czech Republic
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and finished at the seventh position. She finished in 17th position at the Junior World Shooting Championship held in Germany.
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.
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
Martina Lindsay Veloso (born October 27, 1999, in Singapore) is a Singaporean sports shooter. She won the gold medal in the 2014 ISSF World Cup in the 10 meters Air Rifle Women event and thus becoming the youngest ISSF shooter in getting one. She ...
.
In 2019, she won gold at the South Asian Games in Nepal.
Ghosh was award the "Female Young Athlete of the Year" award at the Sportstar Aces Awards in 2020.
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2000 births
Indian female sport shooters
Living people
Sport shooters from West Bengal
Sportswomen from West Bengal
Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
ISSF rifle shooters
Shooters at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
South Asian Games gold medalists for India
South Asian Games medalists in shooting
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in shooting
Asian Games silver medalists for India
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games