Shooting, Olympics 2024: Esha Singh earns spot for Paris to continue rapid rise in the sport
The 19-year-old from Hyderabad will be competing in the women’s 25m pistol event at the Paris Olympics in July.
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Esha Singh often finds herself being “dragged” to a shopping mall by her father, Sachin Singh. It is how he helps her unwind when the grind of professional sport shooting starts to weigh heavy on her mind.
Sachin Singh is a former rally driver of some renown, and so, knows that a sportsperson requires a release – a break from the daily routine that revolves around perfecting the art. Esha Singh’s release is shopping.
“If he finds me overthinking, he’ll take me to the mall,” said Esha Singh to Scroll. “I’d get annoyed because he’s forcing me to go, but eventually I realise I’m actually feeling better.”
Lightly, she added that she may next ask her father for a bigger trophy cabinet. It was a comment made in jest, but it did betray a sign of where the 19-year-old shooter’s next target is: the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Indeed, on Tuesday, the National Rifle Association of India announced the squad for the rifle and pistol shooting contingent that will be competing at the Paris Games in July. Esha Singh had been selected for the women’s 25m pistol event.
She did give herself every opportunity of getting selected, finishing second overall, behind Manu Bhaker, in the event at the national shooting trials which ended in...
