{{short description|Indian sport shooter (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}}
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'''Esha Singh''' (born 1 January 2005) is an Indian sport shooter. In 2018, at just 13 years old, she became the youngest ever national champion in the 10 m air pistol event. She represented India in the women's 25 m air pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the 2026 ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich, Singh won the women's 25 m pistol gold medal with 43 hits in the final, setting both the senior and junior world records in the event.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISSF World Cup Munich 2026: Esha Singh breaks World Records to win 25m Pistol Women gold |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/news/5069 |website=International Shooting Sport Federation |date=27 May 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Nitin |title=At 21, Esha Singh breaks a world record and beats the Olympic champion |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/esha-singh-world-record-beats-olympic-champion-25m-pistol-final-10711276/ |work=The Indian Express |date=27 May 2026 |access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref>
== Early life == Esha was born to Sachin Singh and Srilatha on 1 January 2005 in Hyderabad. Her father was a rally driver. Before she took up shooting, Singh tried go-karting, badminton, tennis and skating. A visit to the shooting range at 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|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204071305/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/esha-singh-shooting-commonwealth-games-youth-olympics-champion-5471787/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Domestic === Singh began shooting in 2014 and in 2015, she became the Telangana state champion in 10m air pistol category. She then defeated the Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics gold-medalist Manu Bhaker and multi-medalist Heena Sidhu in 62nd National Shooting Championships at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala by winning gold in 10m Air Pistol event becoming the youngest champion in the senior category as a 13-year-old. She also won gold medals in youth and junior categories.<ref name="Esha Singh, Indian Express" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-06|title=14 साल की उम्र में रोजाना 4 घंटे शूटिंग की प्रैक्टिस और 1 घंटा योग|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/sports/anya-khel/news/esha-singh-winning-gold-in-10m-air-pistol-junior-women-s-events-of-12thasian-airgun-champi-01514963.html|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Shooting Nationals: Teenager Esha Singh pips Manu Bhaker to clinch triple crown|url=https://scroll.in/field/903960/shooting-nationals-teenager-esha-singh-pips-manu-bhaker-to-clinch-triple-crown|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Scroll.in|date=29 November 2018 |language=en-US|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304010714/https://scroll.in/field/903960/shooting-nationals-teenager-esha-singh-pips-manu-bhaker-to-clinch-triple-crown|url-status=live}}</ref> At the second edition of Khelo India Youth Games in January 2019, Singh won gold medal in the 10m air pistol event in the under-17 category.
=== International ===
She won silver medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup at Suhl, Germany in 2019 and two gold medals at the Asian Junior championships in 10m air pistol women (AP60W) and 10m air pistol mixed team (APMIX).<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2019 |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=2022-10-08 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413094742/https://scroll.in/field/918393/asian-airgun-championships-sarabjot-singh-esha-singh-win-gold-in-junior-air-pistol |url-status=live }}</ref>
Singh won gold at the Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taiwan in March–April, 2019 in the junior category of 10m air pistol event.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=Shooter Esha Singh reveals her father's sacrifice to support her career|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/esha-singh-father-asian-shooting-championships-khelo-india-youth-games/article30471871.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Sportstar|date=3 January 2020|language=en|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420012252/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/esha-singh-father-asian-shooting-championships-khelo-india-youth-games/article30471871.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, Singh went on to win individual and mixed team gold medals at Asian Shooting Championship in Doha in 10m air pistol (junior) event.<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|archive-date=31 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731013818/https://issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW0101200501|url-status=live}}</ref>
Singh was also selected for India's core training team for the 2020 Summer Olympics,<ref name="nrai-core-training, TOI" /> but failed to finish among the top two to qualify for the Olympics in the qualification event held in February 2020.<ref name="nrai-core-training, TOI">{{Cite web|author=B. Krishna Prasad|date=27 June 2020|title=Esha Singh makes NRAI core training group {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/esha-singh-makes-nrai-core-training-group/articleshow/76656263.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730164916/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/esha-singh-makes-nrai-core-training-group/articleshow/76656263.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
At the age of 18, she won four medals at the 2022 Asian Games, including the gold medal in the 25m pistol team event for India and an individual silver medal in the 25m pistol event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Philem Dipak |date=2023-09-27 |title=Asian Games: Indian trio bags gold in women's 25m pistol event |url=https://theprint.in/sport/indian-trio-shoots-gold-in-womens-25m-pistol-event/1779659/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927070939/https://theprint.in/sport/indian-trio-shoots-gold-in-womens-25m-pistol-event/1779659/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She became the 25m junior world champion at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Cairo.
She clinched an Olympic quota berth in the 10m air pistol category for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Asian Qualifier at Jakarta on 8 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-09 |title=Varun Tomar, Esha Singh win 10m air pistol quota for Paris Olympics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/varun-tomar-esha-singh-win-10m-air-pistol-quota-for-paris-olympics/articleshow/106654388.cms |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110140808/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/varun-tomar-esha-singh-win-10m-air-pistol-quota-for-paris-olympics/articleshow/106654388.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> She represented India in the women's 25 m pistol event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing 18th in the qualification round.
On 4 February 2026, Esha won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships, held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range. She secured the title with a final score of 239.8 points, winning her second individual gold medal in the event, having also won in 2024. Additionally, Esha led the Indian team to a gold medal in 10m air pistol team event as well alongside teammates Manu Bhaker and Suruchi Singh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Esha Singh Wins Gold in 10m Air Pistol at Asian Shooting Championships 2026 |url=https://www.khelwire.com/articles/esha-singh-wins-gold-in-10m-air-pistol-at-asian-shooting-championships-2026 |website=KhelWire |date=5 February 2026 |access-date=5 February 2026}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Result !Ref. |- |2023 |Arjuna Award |Outstanding Performance in Sports |{{won}} |<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-01-09 |title=National Sports Awards 2023: Mohammed Shami, para-archer Sheetal Devi receive Arjuna awards - WATCH |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/national-sports-awards-2023-mohammed-shami-para-archer-sheetal-devi-receive-arjuna-awards-watch/articleshow/106658464.cms |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |2024 |Indian Sports Honours |Breakthrough Performance of the Year Female |{{nom}} | |}
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