Manini Kaushik is an Indian sports shooter. She won a silver medal in the women’s 50-meter rifle three-position team event at the 2022 Asian Games.
Wiki/Biography
Manini Kaushik was born on Monday, October 23, 2000, in Bhilwara Badnoor, Rajasthan, India (age 23; as of 2023). She completed her studies at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Vidyashram, Jaipur and later pursued Bachelor of Laws (BA) from Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) in Rajasthan, India. She lives in Jaipur, India.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: natural black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Manini Kaushik’s father, Anil Kumar Kaushik, is the district judge of Sikar district court in Rajasthan, and her mother, Chandra Kala ·Chandra Kala Kaushik is a housewife. She is the only child of her parents.
Manini Kaushik (centre) and her parents
husband
Manini Kaushik is unmarried.
Profession
In 2016, Magnini participated in the ISSF Youth World Cup in Suhl, Germany. In 2017, she participated in the Asian Airsoft Championships in Wako, Japan. In 2018, she participated in the 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships team competition held in Changwon, South Korea. In 2022, Manini participated in the rifle event of the 65th National Shooting Championship held in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. In 2023, she participated in the 53rd ISSF World Shooting Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and finished sixth with 579 points.
Manini Kaushik during the shooting competition at the 53rd ISSF World Shooting Championships
In the same year, Manini participated in the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, and then participated in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Manini Kaushik in 2022 Asian Games
medal
gold
- 2018: 10m Air Rifle Women’s Youth Team Competition at the 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea.
Manini Kaushik (fourth from right) takes a photo with the gold medal of the 52nd ISSF World Shooting Competition
silver
- 2023: 50-meter rifle 3-person team event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Our dedicated and talented 50m Rifle Three Position Women’s Team won a well-deserved Silver Medal at the Asian Games. They showed extraordinary talent. Congratulations to Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik. pic.twitter.com/5HL6l9T8Fz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 27, 2023
bronze
- 2017: Japan Wako Asian Airsoft Championship Youth Group.
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- In 2012, Manini went on a vacation to Jammu and Kashmir with her parents and some family friends. They lived near the BSF camp where they could easily hear the sound of bullets and that’s when they came to know that there was a shooting range where people could pick up guns and practice shooting at targets. A few days later, she was fascinated when she saw her father on their balcony shooting balloons with an air gun he bought from a local market. Manini’s father shot 8 out of 10 balloons and she shot 10 out of 10 balloons. Seeing her passion for the sport, Manini’s father took her to the shooting range the next day. The range coach asked Manini to shoot, and she hit the perfect target with a score of 10.9 points. Her professional photography journey began in 2014.
- Manini’s grandmother Usha Devi Kaushik was her biggest influence and supporter as she herself was a member of the National Cadet Corps (NCC); however; due to life In a strict family, she was unable to pursue her interests.
Manini Kaushik and her grandmother Usha Devi Kaushik (left)
- A week after starting shooting training, she won her first medal at the open state championships. Manini borrowed shooting equipment from that competition because she didn’t have her own.
- She enjoys dancing Bharatanatyam and often participates in dance competitions organized by schools and colleges.
Manini Kaushik (centre) with her parents during a dance competition in her college
- If it weren’t for shooting, Manini would have chosen archery as her career choice.
- Her daily routine is to get up at 3 a.m. and practice for 4 hours straight.
- In 2018, Manini was felicitated by the University Vice-Chancellor Professor GK Prabhu for his achievements in the sport. Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) also provided her with a 100% scholarship for the entire duration of her studies in the law course at the university.
- In 2018, the 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team Competition, Manini Kaushik, Elavenil Valarivan and Shreya A Shreya Agarwal set a world record with a total score of 1880.7.
- In 2019, she received an honorary award from the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot.
Manini Kaushik receives the honorary award from Ashok Gehlot (third from left)
- Manini loves to travel and often shares vacation photos on her Facebook page.
Manini Kaushik on vacation in Germany
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