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{{Short description|Indian sport shooter}}
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| name = Tilottama Sen
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| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], India
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| country = India
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
| event = {{ubl|[[10 metre air rifle]]}}
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'''Tilottama Sen''' (born 25 April 2008) is an Indian [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]] from [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]].<ref name="issf-profile"/> In 2023, she won the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the [[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Shooting Championship]] at [[Changwon]] in [[South Korea]], earning a quota place for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Tilottama Sen, Arjun Babuta clinch two more Paris quota places for India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/asian-shooting-championship-tilottama-sen-arjun-babuta-clinch-two-more-paris-quota-places-for-india-101698415604165.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

She is the youngest Indian to win a quota for the Olympics. If selected to the Indian team, she would have been the third youngest Indian at Olympics in Paris<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-10-28 |title=B'luru shooter, 15, youngest Indian to qualify for Oly |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bluru-shooter-15-youngest-indian-to-qualify-for-oly/articleshow/104769537.cms |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> but she finished fifth in the final selection trials on 17 May 2024 at Bhopal and failed to make it to the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Shooting, Olympic Trials: Anjum Moudgil, Sift Samra, Aishwary Tomar, Swapnil Kusale book Paris berth |url=https://scroll.in/field/1068016/shooting-olympic-trials-anjum-moudgil-sift-samra-aishwary-tomar-swapnil-kusale-book-paris-berth |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-19 |title=Olympic Shooting Trials: Quota-holder Tilottama Sen, Nancy in tears; Ramita Jindal zooms ahead |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/olympic-shooting-trials-quota-holder-tilottama-sen-nancy-in-tears-ramita-jindal-zooms-ahead/articleshow/110243502.cms |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sen's family hails from Kolkata but are residents of Bengaluru.<ref name=":1" /> Her parents Sujit Sen and Nandita supported her to take up the sport. She is studying Class 9 at Bluebell Public School, Bangalore.<ref name=":1" /> She started with volleyball and karate<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Teen dreams of Olympic medal after bagging bronze in Cairo |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/tilottama-sen-dreams-of-olympic-medal-after-bagging-bronze-in-issf-world-cup-in-cairo/cid/1919865 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> but shifted to shooting later on inspired by [[Abhinav Bindra]]’s exploits at the Olympics. Initially, her father had to use his provident fund and retirement savings to buy her equipment.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=From balloon-popping to Shooting WC bronze: 14-year-old Tilottama Sen is just getting started |url=https://www.espn.in/shooting/story/_/id/35756584/tilotamma-sen-14-year-old-cairo-world-cup-bronze-indian-shooting |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> But soon she got support from the [[Reliance Foundation Youth Sports|Reliance Foundation]] and TOPS programme.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-18 |title=Indian juniors bag three more gold in World Championship |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/indian-juniors-bag-three-more-gold-in-world-championship/article66027801.ece |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She practices at the [[Sports Authority of India]] (South Centre) at [[Kengeri]] in Bengaluru<ref name=":0" /> or at the Hawkeye Rifle Shooting Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiran, DHNS |first=Sidney |title=Tilottama turned hobby into shooting success |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/tilottama-turned-hobby-into-shooting-success-1193579.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2024, she joined NCOE in Delhi and currently trains under Coach Manoj Kumar <ref>{{Cite web |last=Feb 26 |first=Iffath Fathima |title=She's a straight shooter |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/shes-a-straight-shooter/articleshow/98239346.cms |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref> In the year 2020 To May 2023 she trained under [[Rakesh Manpat]] and was inspired by [[Apurvi Chandela]]. She was supported financially by Manpat for her first international tournament in Germany in 2022, when the government or state did not fund her international tournament later she shifted back to Hawkeye Sports Rifle and Pistol Shooting Academy & continuing her practice for 2024 Olympics in hawkeye .<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-10 |title=Tilottama Sen youngest shooter in Indian squad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/tilottama-sen-youngest-shooter-in-indian-squad/articleshow/91460354.cms |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

She won gold medal at the World Championship in [[Cairo]] in the women's junior category in October 2022.<ref name=":2" /> In November 2022, she participated in the individual and team events at the Asian Airgun gold in [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]] and won two gold medals.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Achal |first=Ashwin |date=2022-11-13 |title=Tilottama Sen's dream run continues at the Asian Airgun Championship |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/tilottama-sen-dream-run-continues-asian-airgun-championship-result-score-news/article66132130.ece |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2023, she made her senior international debut winning a bronze in the [[ISSF World Cup]] at [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> despite a technical issue with her rifle.<ref name=":3" /> But she missed the Asian Games selection trials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Only 15, shooter Tilottama Sen overcomes heartbreaks to secure Paris Olympics quota |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/only-15-shooter-tilottama-sen-overcomes-heartbreaks-to-secure-paris-olympics-quota-9002415/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[2023 Asian Shooting Championships]] in Changwon, Sen won silver in the 10m Air Rifle, earning India a quota place to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Vimal |last1=Sankar |title=Teenager Sen among medallists as India extend Paris 2024 shooting quotas to eleven |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142159/india-shooting-quota-paris-2024 |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=[[Inside the Games]] |publisher=Dunsar Media Company |date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028180410/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142159/india-shooting-quota-paris-2024 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> An Olympic berth is won for a country and the federation decides the final team after selection trials.

== Awards ==

* 2024: Sportstar Aces Awards 2024: Young Achiever of the Year (female).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Sportstar Aces Awards 2024: Tilottama Sen wins Young Achiever of the Year award |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/aces-awards/tilottama-sen-wins-sportstar-aces-awards-2024-young-achiever-of-the-year-female-shooting-age-15-records-achievements/article67825041.ece |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name="issf-profile">{{cite web |title=Tilottama SEN |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW2504200801 |publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]] |access-date=12 March 2024 |language=en }}</ref>
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== External links ==
* {{ISSF|SHINDW2504200801}}

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