Ashi Chouksey

Ashi Chouksey
Personal information
Born (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 [1]
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
EducationBachelor of Physical Education
Guru Nanak Dev University
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportShooting
Events
50 m rifle 3 positions
10 m air rifle
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 1 0 1
Asian Games 0 1 1
Asian Championships 3 0 1
World University Games 1 1 0
Junior World Cup 0 0 2
Total 5 2 5
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Baku50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2022 Changwon50 m rifle 3 positions team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou10m air rifle team
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou50 m rifle 3 positions
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Changwon50 m rifle 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place2024 Jakarta50 m rifle 3 positions team
Gold medal – first place2025 Shymkent50 m rifle 3 positions team
Bronze medal – third place2024 Jakarta50 m rifle 3 positions
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Chengdu50 m rifle 3 positions team
Silver medal – second place2021 Chengdu50 m rifle 3 positions
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 Suhl50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal – third place2022 Suhl50 m rifle 3 positions team

Ashi Chouksey (born 7 March 2002) is an Indian sport shooter, who competes in rifle events.

Early life and education

Chouksey hails from Bhopal.[2] She did her schooling at Carmel Convent, BHEL, Bhopal where she joined NCC in her Class 9. She learnt the basics of shooting at NCC.[2] Later, she pursued a sports degree from the Guru Nanak Dev University.[3] Her father Padam Kant Chouksey works in the Indian Railways. She started her formal training at the MP State Shooting Academy, Bhopal, under coaches Suma Shirur and Vaibhav Sharma.[4]

Career

In 2022, Chouksey won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Baku.[4] In the same year, she also won a bronze in the team event in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon.[4]

In the National shooting selections trials in 2024, she shot a world record score in the women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position event at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on 28 February 2024.[5] She broke the world record of 596, jointly held by Jenny Stene of Norway and Sagen Maddalena of the USA, by scoring 597.[5]

She is now an aspirant for the 2024 Paris Olympics

References

  1. ↑ "Shooting CHOUKSEY Ashi - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn. 24 Sep 2023. Retrieved 25 Sep 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Bhopal girl Ashi shoots three Asian medals". The Times of India. 28 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Judge, Shahid (19 October 2022). "ISSF World Championship: Ashi Chouksey's escape from academics unearthed her skill at sport shooting". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Web, Statesman (25 September 2023). "Who is Ashi Chouksey? Indian shooter bags silver at Asian Games". The Statesman. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Ashi Chouksey tops rifle 3-position event with a world record score". The Hindu. 28 February 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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