Ashi Chouksey is an Indian air rifle sport shooter who gained recognition in 2022 by winning the women’s 10m air rifle team silver medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Wiki/Biography
Ashi Chouksey was born on Thursday, March 7, 2002, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (age 21; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She studied at Carmel Convent High School, BHEL, Bhopal and then completed her BA in Physical Education and Sports from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 2022. As a student, Ashi joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in 2017, which offers a sports shooting programme. She learned sports shooting from Panchmarhi, Bhopal. After completing her schooling, she learned air rifle sport shooting professionally at Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy, Bhopal. Ashi Chouksey was officially selected as one of the two candidates out of 225 candidates during the selection trial.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about her parents.
husband
Ashi Chouksey is unmarried.
Profession
She won a bronze medal in the 50m three-position women’s team event in Changwon 2021. In 2022, Ashi Chouksey won the gold medal in the 50m three-position mixed team event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Ashi Chouksey after winning gold in the mixed 3x team event at the ISSF World Cup (2022) in Baku, Azerbaijan
She then represented the Indian senior team at the 2022 ISSF World Championship in Cairo, Egypt, and won two bronze medals, one each in the individual and women’s team events, at the 2022 Youth World Cup in Sur, Germany.
Ashi Chouksey wins bronze at ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany
Ashi Chouksey continued her achievements in 2022, taking a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle team event in Hangzhou, China. In August 2023, Ashi won the individual silver medal and team gold medal at the 2023 FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China.
Ashi Chouksey during the 2023 FISU World University Games in Chengdu
In September 2023, Ashi Chouksey won the silver medal in the 10-meter air rifle team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Arshi Choksi (right) at the 19th Asian Games
Facts/Trivia
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Once, Ashi Chouksey mentioned in a media talk that she joined NCC to escape academics. she says,
The school I attended placed a strong emphasis on academics, but I wasn’t keen on following that. My school has an NCC program starting in 9th grade. Class bunk karne ke liye maine join kiya (I signed up to try to skip class).
Ash Choksi 2019
- According to Ashi Chouksey, running is her hobby and she likes to travel to distant places in her free time.
Ashi Chouksey while traveling
- According to Ashi Chouksey, she habitually records her scores and reflections in a diary after each training session, which allows her to review her progress in various competitions and practice events. She keeps her diary in her shooting kit for easy reference.
Ashi Chouksey practices air rifle shooting
- Former India striker Suma Shirur is her coach.
Ashi Chouksey (far right) takes a photo with Suma Shirur (second from right)
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Source: HIS Education