Esha Singh is an Indian air pistol shooter. As of 2022, she is ranked number one. Ranked 2nd in the world in the women’s 10m air pistol category (official website of ISSF).
Wiki/Biography
Esha Singh was born on Saturday, January 1, 2005, in Secunderabad, Hyderabad (17 years old as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. As of 2022, she will be studying at Reqelford International School, Hyderabad. She has been fond of sports since she was a child. She started practicing go-karts and badminton when she was 8 years old.
Childhood photos of Esha Singh and her father
In 2014, when she went with her father to meet her father’s friends at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad, she saw several children practicing shooting. From that point on, she became interested in the sport. In an interview, while sharing these memories, she said:
I started with badminton because at that time people in Hyderabad were keen on teaching badminton and tennis to children. Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal win Olympic medals. I played badminton for two years, then got bored and tried tennis, then skated for about a year. I kept that one too. On Sunday, I got up early and saw my dad getting ready to go somewhere, so I told him I wanted to go with him and he agreed. I don’t know where we are going. On the way, he told me that we were going to watch my uncle shoot at the shooting range at Gachibowli Stadium. I’m really excited. That was the first time I saw a shooting range and I told my dad I wanted to try it. “
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Sachin Singh, was a national-level rally driver and owned a sports goods store. Her mother’s name is Srilata. She is the only child of her parents.
Esha Singh and her parents
Esha Singh and her father
Profession
In 2014, she started shooting training at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad. Due to lack of proper facilities in the stadium, she traveled to Pune by train to get air rifle shooting training from Olympic shooter Gagan Narang (owner). Guns of Glory Academy). She then started participating in shooting competitions and won many awards. In 2017, she was seriously ill but still participated in the India Khelo Youth Games and finished third. She considered it a life-changing event and while sharing the moment in an interview, she said,
The night before, I remember being so sick that I couldn’t even stand. That performance was special. It showed me exactly how hard I was willing to put into my sport. “
She continued her training and within a year, she became the Telangana state champion in the 10m air pistol shooting category. Esha competes with many ace Indian shooters. In 2018, she defeated Indian shooters Manu Bakker and Sheena Sidhu in the second National Shooting Championship. The event was held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state. She has participated in air rifle shooting events such as AP60W, SP, STPW, FPW, and APMIX. Her shooting club is Gun For Glory Shooting Academy in Pune, Maharashtra. She has been coached by Indian strikers Hiren Jaiswal and Abdul Kayyum Shah.
Record
The youngest champion in the women’s 10m air pistol senior category at the Kerala Shooting Nationals
Awards
- Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Praskar (2020)
Esha Singh wins Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Award 2020
medal
gold
- 2019: Doha Asian Women’s 10m Air Pistol Championship (AP60W)
- 2019: Asian Women’s 10m Air Pistol Championship (AP60W) Taoyuan
- 2019: Doha Asian 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Championship (APMIX)
- 2023: Women’s 25m Pistol Team Competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Esha Singh (left) with her team after winning the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games
silver
- 2021: ISSF Junior 10m Air Pistol Women’s World Cup (AP60W) held in Sur
- 2021: Lima Women’s 10m Air Pistol (AP60W) World Championships
- 2021: Women’s 50m Pistol World Championships (FPW) in Lima
- 2022: ISSF World Cup Women’s 10m Pistol in Cairo
Esha Singh at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo
- 2023: Women’s 25m Pistol Individual Event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Esha Singh after winning silver medal at 2023 Asian Games
bronze
- 2019: ISSF Youth World Cup 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event (APMIX) held in Sur
Favorites
- Pistol Shooter: Anna Korakaki
- Book: “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
- Music genre: Hip-hop, pop and rap
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, while talking about her first coach Esha, Hiren Jaiswal said:
When she first came to train with me, she was like a normal 10-year-old kid. Typically, we start training at age 10 or 11, but we don’t want to stress her bones right from the start. We had her practice shooting 40-50 times in a sitting position, and later taught things like scope adjustment, which she quickly mastered. An only child, she was a spoiled child who initially had tantrums. “
- She will train under Indian shooting coach Abdul Kayyum Shah from 2022. In an interview, he said when talking about Esha,
Winning the adult gold medal by more than two points was a great motivation for Aisha. Competing against shooters like Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu and Shweta Singh in the finals and leading in all series except one speaks volumes about her mental strength. She stayed focused in all three finals and won the senior, junior and youth titles. This win will give her a lot of confidence. “
- To stay focused on her game, she practices yoga regularly.
- In her spare time, she enjoys painting, sketching, reading and photography.
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