Isha Singh is an Indian air pistol shooter. As of 2022, he is ranked No. 1. 2 in the world ranking in 10m air pistol women’s category (by ISSF official website).
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Isha Singh was born on Saturday, 1 January 2005 (age 17 years; as of 2022) in Secunderabad, Hyderabad. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. As of 2022, she is pursuing her schooling at Wreckelford International School, Hyderabad. Since childhood, he was inclined towards sports. When she was 8 years old, she started practicing go-karting and badminton.
Childhood picture of Esha Singh with her father
In 2014, when she was traveling with her father to meet her father’s friend at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad, she saw some children practicing shooting. From there his interest in sports developed. While sharing those memories during an interview he said,
I started with badminton because at that time people in Hyderabad were crazy about teaching badminton and tennis to their children. Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal won Olympic medals. I played badminton for two years and then got bored and tried skating followed by tennis for about a year. I left that too. On Sunday, I woke up early and saw that my dad was getting ready to go somewhere, so I told him that I wanted to go with him and he agreed. I had no idea where we were going. On the way, he told me that we were going to see his uncle shooting at the Gachibowli Stadium range. I got really excited. That was the first time I saw a shooting range, then I told my father that I wanted to give it a try.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 3″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father, Sachin Singh, is a national level rally driver and owns a sports shop. His mother’s name is Srilata. He is the only child of his parents.
Isha Singh with her parents
Isha Singh and her father
livelihood
He started his training in shooting in 2014 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad. Due to lack of proper facilities in the stadium, she used to go to Pune by train to receive training in air rifle shooting from Olympic shooter Gagan Narang (owner). Gun for Glory Academy). After this he started participating in shooting competitions and won many awards. In 2017, she was extremely ill, but still participated in the Khelo India Youth Games and stood third. She considers this as a life-changing event. In an interview, while sharing that moment, she said,
The night before, I remember being so sick that I couldn’t even stand. That performance was special. “It taught me exactly how much I’m willing to push myself for my game.”
She continued her training and within a year, she became the Telangana state champion in the 10 meter air pistol shooting category. Isha competed with many top Indian shooters and in 2018, she defeated Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu at the 2nd National Shooting Championship. The event was organized in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She competes in air rifle shooting events such as AP60W, SP, STPW, FPW, APMIX. His shooting club is Gun for Glory Shooting Academy in Pune, Maharashtra. He has been trained by Indian shooters Hiren Jaiswal and Abdul Qayyum Shah.
record
Youngest champion in women’s senior category of 10 meter air pistol event at Shooting Nationals in Kerala
award
- Prime Minister’s National Children’s Award (2020)
Isha Singh on receiving National Children’s Award 2020
medal
Sleep
- 2019: Asian Championships in 10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W) in Doha
- 2019: Asian Championships in 10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W) in Taoyuan
- 2019: Asian Championships in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX) in Doha
- 2023: Women’s team 25m pistol event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Isha Singh (left) with her team after winning gold at the 2023 Asian Games
silver
- 2021: ISSF Junior World Cup in 10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W) in Suhal
- 2021: World Championships in 10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W) in Lima
- 2021: World Championships in 50m Pistol Women (FPW) in Lima
- 2022: ISSF World Cup in Women’s 10m Pistol event in Cairo
Isha Singh at ISSF World Cup, Cairo
- 2023: Women’s individual 25m pistol Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Isha Singh after winning silver medal at Asian Games 2023
Brass
- 2019: ISSF Junior World Cup in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX) in Suhal
Favorite
- Pistol shooter: Anna Korakaki
- Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Music Genres: Hip-Hop, Pop and Rap
Facts/General Knowledge
- Talking about Isha in an interview, her first coach Hiren Jaiswal said,
When she first came to train under me, she was like a normal 10-year-old girl. Normally, we start training at the age of 10 or 11 but we did not want to put pressure on his bones initially. We trained her in a sitting position for 40-50 shots and aspects like sight adjustment were taught later, which she quickly picked up. Being the only daughter, she was a pampered child and used to throw tantrums initially.”
- He is being trained under Indian shooting coach Abdul Qayyum Shah till 2022. Talking about Isha in an interview, he said,
The fact that she won the senior gold medal by more than two points will motivate Isha a lot. Competing in the finals with shooters like Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu and Shweta Singh and leading all the series except one speaks volumes about her mental strength. And he maintained his focus in all three finals and won the senior, junior and youth titles. This victory will boost his confidence a lot.”
- She practices yoga regularly to maintain her focus on the game.
- In his spare time, he likes painting, sketching, reading books and photography.
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