Shreyasi Singh

Shreyasi Singh (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian shooter and politician. She competes in the double trap event. She won a gold medal in the Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia - Women's double trap[1] and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] In 2020, she joined India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and is a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jamui constituency.[3]

Shreyasi Singh
Singh (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2018
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 November 2020
Preceded byVijay Prakash Yadav
ConstituencyJamui
Personal details
Born (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Gidhaur, Bihar, India
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Parent(s)Digvijay Singh (father)
Putul Kumari (mother)
Sports career
Nickname(s)Shreya
CountryIndia
SportShooting
Event(s)Double Trap
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games(MKC)14 Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Double trap
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Double trap team
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Trap
Silver medal – second place 2017 Brisbane Double trap
Updated on 11 April 2018.

Early life and education

Shreyasi's grandfather Kumar Serender Singh and father Digvijay Singh were both presidents of the National Rifle Association of India in their lifetimes. Shreyasi hails from Gidhaur in Jamui district of Bihar and is from Chandel Rajput Caste. [4] Her father was also former union minister.[5] Her mother Putul Kumari is also an ex-MP from Banka, Bihar.[6] Shreyasi was an Arts student at Hansraj College, Delhi and MBA student at Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad.[7]

Sports career

Singh was part of the Indian team at the 2013 Trap Shooting World Cup held in Acapulco, Mexico.[8] She won the 15th position there.[9]

Singh competed in the singles and pair trap events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She came 6th in single trap event and 5th in pair trap event. She won the silver medal in the singles double trap event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow having scored 92 points in the final. In the same year, she won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon in the Double trap team event, along with Shagun Chowdhary and Varsha Varman.[10] She won gold medal in 61st national National Shooting Championship while representing Bihar, in 2017.[11]

Political career

At the young age of 30, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2020 and successfully contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Jamui (Vidhan Sabha constituency), defeating the RJD’s Vijay Prakash with a margin of over 41000 votes.[12][13][14]

References
  1. "Shooting,Women's Double Trap Medalists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2021.
  2. "Women's double trap final result". glasgow2014.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. "Shreyasi Singh (BJP) Election Result 2020".
  4. "Bihar girl Shreyasi Singh shoots historic gold in Commonwealth Games event". The Times of India. 12 April 2018.
  5. Sarkar, Gautam (29 July 2014). "Shooting star lights up sky Silver shines on home turf". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. "DNA India | Latest News, Live Breaking News on India, Politics, World, Business, Sports, Bollywood". DNA India. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. Brahma, Biswajyoti (28 July 2014). "CWG: Shreyasi Singh rides wind for silver". Glasgow. Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. "Shagun makes it to World Cup team". New Delhi. The Hindu. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  9. "Training under Smirnov helped: Shreyasi Singh". New Delhi. Times of India. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  10. "Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates - NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  11. "Shreyasi Singh wins Gold at 61st National Shooting Championship Competition". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. "Shreyasi Singh (BJP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Shreyasi Singh of BJP Wins". News18. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  13. "Bihar Assembly polls | NDA overcomes stiff challenge to retain power in Bihar". The Hindu. PTI. 11 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. "Shreyasi Singh eyes gold in Bihar Elections". EtG Research. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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