{{short description|Indian sport shooter (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Mehuli Ghosh | image = Mehuli Ghosh at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.jpg | caption = Ghosh at the 2018 Youth Olympics | nationality = {{IND}}n | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|20|df=y}} | birth_place = | alma_mater = Adamas University | years_active = 2014–present | sport = Shooting | event = 10 m air rifle | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's shooting}} {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2023 Baku|10m air rifle team}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Changwon|10m air rifle team}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Cairo|10m air rifle team}} {{MedalBronze|Baku 2023|10m air rifle}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Hangzhou|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|2022 Daegu|10 m air rifle}} {{MedalGold|2022 Daegu|10 m air rifle team}} {{MedalGold|2022 Daegu|10 m air rifle mixed team}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Shymkent|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2019 Kathmandu|Individual}} {{MedalGold|2019 Kathmandu|Mixed Team}} {{MedalGold|2019 Kathmandu|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver| 2018 Buenos Aires | 10m air rifle}} }} '''Mehuli Ghosh''' ({{langx|bn|মেহুলি ঘোষ}}; born 20 November 2000) is an Indian sport shooter. She represents India at international junior shooting championships across the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/2018-commonwealth-games-know-your-cwg-athlete-mehuli-ghosh/articleshow/63534542.cms | title=2018 Commonwealth Games: Know your CWG athlete: Mehuli Ghosh | newspaper=The Times of India | date=29 March 2018 | access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> 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|post=,}} she was ranked 36th in the world and 14th in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/|title=ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – issf-sports.org|website=issf-sports.org|language=en|access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/worldranking/complete_ranking_by_event.ashx?evlinkid=AR60W|title=ISSF – International Shooting Sport Federation – issf-sports.org|website=issf-sports.org|language=en|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="toi2">{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/teenaged-mehuli-shines-in-national-shooting-trials/articleshow/56642537.cms| title=Mehuli Shines in national shooting Trails| newspaper=Times of India| agency=TNN| access-date=9 July 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20170709072554/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/teenaged-mehuli-shines-in-national-shooting-trials/articleshow/56642537.cms| archive-date=9 July 2017| url-status=live}}</ref>
==Professional career== thumb|left|Mehuli Ghosh during the qualification for the Girls' 10 metre air rifle final at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. 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.<ref name="toi1">{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooter-mehuli-finishes-7th-in-czech-meet/articleshow/58861979.cms| title=Shooter Mehuli Finishes at 7th Position in Czech Meet|newspaper=Times of India| agency=Times News Network (TNN)| access-date=9 July 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20170709062623/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/shooter-mehuli-finishes-7th-in-czech-meet/articleshow/58861979.cms| archive-date=9 July 2017| url-status=dead}}</ref> Mehuli became Asian Champion in December 2017 in Wako City, Japan, with a score of 420.1, and received a quota place for the Youth Olympics in 2018. In March 2018, she became one of the youngest Indian competitors to win two World Cup medals at the ISSF World Cup held in Mexico. During the competition, she set a new Junior World Record. Mehuli also qualified to participate in the Commonwealth Games in 2018.<ref name="one">{{cite web | url=http://www.oneindia.com/sports/anish-bhanwala-inspired-me-during-world-championship-mehuli-ghosh-2484063.html| title=Anish Bhanwala Inspired Me During World Championship| access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mehuli Ghosh wins 10m air rifle gold - The Hindu">{{cite web |author1=Press Trust of India |author1-link=Press Trust of India |date=3 December 2019 |title=Mehuli Ghosh wins 10m air rifle gold in SAG, India sweeps all medals |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/mehuli-ghosh-10m-air-rifle-gold-medal-record-score-south-asian-games/article30149942.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref> In 2019, she won gold at the South Asian Games in Nepal.<ref name="Gosh profile, ISSF">{{Cite web|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW2011200001|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.issf-sports.org}}</ref>
Ghosh was award the "Female Young Athlete of the Year" award at the Sportstar Aces Awards in 2020.<ref name="BBC Hindi">{{Cite news|title=मेहुली घोषः गुब्बारे फोड़ने वाली लड़की जो मेडल जीत रही हैं|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55857400|access-date=2021-02-18}}</ref>
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