Mehuli Ghosh

Ghosh with her silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Mehuli Ghosh
National team	Shooting Team
Citizenship	Indian
Born	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 23)
Education	Adamas University, Barasat, Kolkata
Occupation	Shooter
Years active	2014–present
Sport
Country	India
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.
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  India World Championships 2023 Baku 10m air rifle team 2018 Changwon 10m air rifle team 2022 Cairo 10m air rifle team Baku 2023 10m air rifle Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires 10m air rifle Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 10m air rifle Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 10m air rifle team South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu 10m air rifle

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]

Early career

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]

Professional career

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]