Dinesh Kumar (bowls)

Dinesh Kumar Singh (born 1977) is a male international Indian lawn bowler.[1]

Dinesh Kumar
Kumar in August 2022
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1977-06-16) 16 June 1977
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Medal record
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birminghamfours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gold Coasttriples

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

Kumar has represented India at three Commonwealth Games in the triples at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the pairs and fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and in the triples and fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In the 2014 men's fours the team topped their section but lost the bronze medal play off to Australia. Four years later the men's fours team won section B but failed to win a medal after losing to Wales in the quarter-finals.[2] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3] In the fours event as part of the team with Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and Sunil Bahadur he reached the final and secured a silver medal.[4][5]

World Championships

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia, which resulted in cancellation following the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In 2023, he was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[7] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[8]

Asia Pacific

Kumar won a triples bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[9][10]

References
  1. "Profile". 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Meet the Indian men's lawn bowls team who are assured of a historic medal". The Bridge. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. "Commonwealth Games: NI's men's fours win gold with thumping final win in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  7. "Team India for the World Championship 2023". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  10. "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.
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