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'''Esha Singh''' (born 1 January 2005) is an Indian [[Amateur sports|amateur]] shooter.<ref name="Esha Singh - ISSF profile">{{Cite web|title=Esha Singh - ISSF|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW0101200501|access-date=2021-02-17|website=International Shooting Sport Federation}}</ref> She became the national champion in the 10m Air Pistol category in 2018 in 2018. She won silver medal at Junior World Cup at Suhl, [[Germany]] in 2019, two gold medals at Asian Junior Championships in 10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W) and 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX).<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Asian Airgun Championships: Sarabjot Singh, Esha Singh win gold in junior air pistol|url=https://scroll.in/field/918393/asian-airgun-championships-sarabjot-singh-esha-singh-win-gold-in-junior-air-pistol|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Besides 10m Air Pistol, she also competes in 25m Standard Pistol and 25m Pistol events. | '''Esha Singh''' (born 1 January 2005) is an Indian [[Amateur sports|amateur]] shooter.<ref name="Esha Singh - ISSF profile">{{Cite web|title=Esha Singh - ISSF|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW0101200501|access-date=2021-02-17|website=International Shooting Sport Federation}}</ref> She became the national champion in the 10m Air Pistol category in 2018 in 2018. She won silver medal at Junior World Cup at Suhl, [[Germany]] in 2019, two gold medals at Asian Junior Championships in 10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W) and 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX).<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Asian Airgun Championships: Sarabjot Singh, Esha Singh win gold in junior air pistol|url=https://scroll.in/field/918393/asian-airgun-championships-sarabjot-singh-esha-singh-win-gold-in-junior-air-pistol|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Besides 10m Air Pistol, she also competes in 25m Standard Pistol and 25m Pistol events. | ||
Singh has been selected for | Singh has been selected for India's core training team for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]].<ref name="nrai-core-training, TOI"/> | ||
== Personal life and background == | == Personal life and background == | ||
Esha Singh was born to Sachin Singh and Srilatha on 1 January 2005 in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. Her father was a [[Rallying|rally driver]]. Before she took up shooting, Singh tried go-karting, [[badminton]], [[tennis]] and skating. A visit to the shooting range at [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]] in Hyderabad motivated her to | Esha Singh was born to Sachin Singh and Srilatha on 1 January 2005 in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. Her father was a [[Rallying|rally driver]]. Before she took up shooting, Singh tried go-karting, [[badminton]], [[tennis]] and skating. A visit to the shooting range at [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium|Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]] in Hyderabad motivated her to choose air pistol. She trained at the stadium and simultaneously at her home, in the paper practice range built by her father. She later joined the Gun for Glory academy by former Olympic medallist [[Gagan Narang]] in Pune, Maharashtra.<ref name="Esha Singh, Indian Express">{{Cite web|date=2018-11-30|title=In a battle of teens, 13-year-old Esha Singh upstages Manu Bhaker at Shooting Nationals|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/esha-singh-shooting-commonwealth-games-youth-olympics-champion-5471787/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Professional career == | == Professional career == | ||