When shooters take the rifle and aim it and aim, all important is their target. The rest of the world fades away. The thought of winning a lot of money in their heads, their instincts will be the trigger. If their years of waking upearly, putting in additional hours of training and giving up your favorite food are worth it in this moment. It's at this point that 19-year-old Ayushi Podder is training for!
Each time Ayushi is shooting, her aim is greater than the "Bullseye" shot. She is aiming to get an Podium Finish! Each time she puts her finger on the trigger, she fires the bullet toward her goal of winning an Olympic medal that hangs on her neck, and the tricolored flag fluttering over her.
Aayushi is an aspiring junior rifle shooter and the newest young sensation in shooting from India to gain prominence in the field, following Manu Bhaker and Gayathri nityanadam, Mehuli Ghosh and others. Born on the 23rd day of October in 1999, Aayushi is from Sheoraphuli, Hooghly of West Bengal.
Aayushi's love and passion for shooting stem through her father Pankaj Podder, who himself was an ex- Indian shooter and International Shooting Sport Federation ( ISSF) licensed and qualified coach.
Schooling Days And Sacrificed Dreams
Aayushi was totally devoted to her studying during her time in the Techno Indian Public School. Unexpectedly, even though she was exposed to shooting from a young age, she displayed very little or zero desire to shoot.
At the age of seven, Aayushi was seven years old, she completed a portfolio with the hope of becoming an actress or model. She also learned to dance with a Classical Odisha style and participated in various school activities.
In this time of her life, Pankaj used to travel across the country to participate in matches. Aayushi was not aware that she would one day follow in his path. A very good academic performer, Aayushi wished to study MBBS as a teenager.
Start of Shooting Career
Things turned a bit shortly after her father urged her to try shooting. Pankaj confessed to his dream of watching his daughter follow in his steps. "When the daughter I had was only five and a half, I had the idea that she could become an shooter Olympic champion," Pankaj says.
Soon after, she began to train to honor her father's wishes. Within seven days of acquiring an air gun, Ayushi had already been a champion at the state level!
"It it was the first time I competed in a event which was also my first time being a winner!" she says, her excitement clearly heard in her voice. Her first big win inspired Junior Podder to take up shooting.
With her father's strong support that was a guarantee, she could not look back. As the years passed, Aayushi immersed herself into the sport and found with a new passion that she wanted to be a bleeder for. As she demonstrated her determination and enthusiasm to shoot, the teachers and principal also began to lend their support to her when she embarked on her new adventure.
However, to be successful in the shooting discipline the ball, a player must have the most focused focus. For Ayushi the concentration and focus were achieved easily. This is the reason she could get high scores. "I'm excellent at academics. Concentration and focus are essential and these two abilities have helped me shoot significantly."
Ayushi also realized the importance of perfection both in her sport and in her everyday life. When she first started practicing, she's father told her "Ayushi is the only one who can take a perfect sight image". These words have been a huge help to her in her international career. They've been incorporated into her head. "Perfection is essential," she tells.
After becoming the state champion, Ayushi won the pre-national championship in junior-senior youth the month following. Within an entire calendar year Aayushi was able to secure her spot to participate at the Indian team camp. Soon after, she was selected for the Asian air gun team, and within a year, she won her first gold medal in international competition at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2016, Suhl, Germany.
Indian athletes face challenges Indian athletes
The life of an athlete India isn't as simple. It's true that Ayushi is no exception. She has a lot of unremarkable stories to share from her trips to various locations to compete in tournaments. One of them happened on she returned from Asian Junior Championship in Doha, Qatar.
Ayushi as well as her teammates been able to land at 5 AM at New Delhi from a long and exhausting journey. At this point when she learns that she will be competing in the 11 AM slot for competing in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the All India Inter-University Championship. In the midst of sleep and hunger the young shooter took part in the competition and won the bronze medal.
After she spoke about this situation, Ayushi opened up about the incident without any regret. She doesn't blame her fatigue or sleep deprivation for her failure. She also does not blame ineffective planning of the organizers.
The moment is now, Aayushi laughs it off. This is another item on a lengthy list of organizational and structural issues that athletes have experienced and continue to face in the sport's ecosystem in India.
In the World Championship in Changwon, Korea, Ayushi had to be separated by eight days from the time she arrived until match day. She was unable to train for the entire eight days because of the scheduling of other games. Furthermore, her rifle was older. This led to a bad experience at the event.
And to make matters even more difficult Ayushi's father, as well as her personal coach was not able to accompany her on her travels because of budgetary problems. This is a common issue facing athletes in India in the present. They are faced with financial pressures to purchase equipment, travel for training, to eat an adequate diet, and so numerous other things.
Balance between education and shooting
Despite having to balance academics with shooting lessons and traveling around the world to attend events, Aayushi's grades at school was never a drop. After graduation from high school she decided to take the field of Humanities and was able to take time to concentrate on her the study of her subject and shooting.
Presently, Ayushi Podder is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Public Administration at Punjab University at the same as training and participating in competitions. But, Ayushi believes that it wouldn't have been possible without the support of her school and the management.
Ayushi has no attendance bar because of her participation in the Sports quota. She can exercise all year long and is only required to sit for tests. In some cases, when competitions or selections conflict with her tests and the college schedules special dates for her to sit the test.
A one-day in the life Ayushi Podder
Like her father, Ayushi travels a lot. All through all of the time, Ayushi takes part in at minimum ten competitions in her country. There are also trials for selection and two at least three International competitions each year. Apart from her travels to various events, she frequently goes to Delhi to practice in Dr Karni Shooting range. Dr Karni Shooting range, since it's the only place that she can train at in the 50m categories.
Ayushi is also required to travel to Chandigarh to go to university frequently. Between her travels for training, competitions , and college, she's hardly in a position to stay at home.
A typical day for the youthful shooter in West Bengal begins at 5.30 morning. She rises, gets fresh up, and enjoys a gentle warming-up. In 7.30 am, Aayushi is on the breakfast table. After breakfast, she departs to train.
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