Hisar shooter Ayushi wins gold at national shooting championship

Ayushi, a 14-year-old shooter from Rawalwas Khurd village in Hisar district, won gold in the Sub-Youth Women’s individual 10-metre air pistol event at the 35th All India G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship. She scored 375.8 points. The championship was held from 23 October to 2 November 2026. Ayushi is a Class 9 student at a government girls’ senior secondary school. She began shooting about four years ago after seeing Olympic shooter Manu Bhaker on television. Coach Sanjay Malik guided her training. Her father, a farmer, supported her practice and bought her a pistol.