Asian C’ships: Esha hopes to ride momentum

Esha SIngh is on a high, and rightly so.

- Shantanu Srivastava

Esha Singh.

(NRAI)

A little over two months back, the 21-year-old pistol shooter from Hyderabad became the first Indian woman to win an individual medal — a bronze —at the Worlds. Earlier, she finished second at the World Cup in Buenos Aires (25m pistol) and took the top spotat the World Cup in Ningbo (10m). Add to ita mixed team silver at the Worlds with Samrat Rana and Esha has had a season to remember.The youngster carried her form to the national selection trials at home and currently occupies the third spot in national 10m pistol ranking and the top spot in the 25m event. For someone marked asa special talent since 2018 when she became the youngest ever national champion in the 10m event at 13, Esha's recent success shouldn'tcomeasa total surprise. Atthe Asian Championships that Kick off in the capital on Wednesday, Esha will be expected to hit the bull's eye once again.