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Mehuli Ghosh
Mehuli Ghosh (born 20 November 2000) is an Indian sport shooter. She won a gold medal at the Asian Airgun Championship in Japan in 2017.

Personal life and background
Ghosh initially got interested in shooting from watching the popular TV serial CID and various action movies. She decided to pursue it professionally after watching 2008 Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra. When she began, there wasn’t any proper range for her to practice at, nor electronic targets. She used a hand pulley to change her targets at ranges.

Her father was a daily wage worker and her mother a housewife. Initially, her family had faced financial difficulties to support her training, but eventually they were able to support her.

In 2014, Ghosh had a setback when a pellet fired by her accidentally hit and injured one person. This caused her trauma and she suffered from depression. Later she joined the academy of Arjuna awardee Joydeep Karmakar.

Professional Achievements
She won nine medals at National Championship of 2016 and got selected for the junior India team. In 2017, she won a gold at the Asian Airgun Championship in Japan. In 2018, she competed in the youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires and won a silver medal. She also won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the World Cup that year. This was Ghosh's debut in the Senior World Cup and she set a world junior record score to win bronze in the women's 10m air rifle event. In 2019, she won gold at the South Asian Games in Nepal.

Ghosh was honoured with the "Female Young Athlete of the Year" award at the Sportstar Aces Awards in 2020.