The shooting sensation | Suruchi Singh, 20, World No. 1 in women's 10m air pistol (ISSF 2025)

WHAT MAKES HER A SHERO: After years of rigorous training, Suruchi won three back-to-back gold at the ISSF World Cup 2025, shooting to international fame(Photograph by Chandradeep Kumar) The only difference between her early days in the game and now, several world championships and staring contests with the bullseye later, is how much thought she puts in before starting. “Earlier, I would have a lot on my mind,” says Suruchi Singh, the 20-year-old star shooter from Haryana who recently climbed an ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup podium for the seventh time. “Now I just pick up the gun and shoot. I can do it any place, anytime.”