Bharatinder Singh Explained

Bharatinder Singh
Fullname:Bharatinder Singh Cheema
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:1988 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Haryana, India
Height:1.89m
Weight:100kg
Country:
Sport:Track and field
Event:Decathlon
Team:Haryana
Coaching:Ranjeet Randhawa
National:5 consecutive national decathlon titles.
Pb:outdoor: 7658 pts
(12 June 2011, Indian record)

Bharatinder Singh (born 23 October 1988) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in decathlon. Bharatinder set the Indian National record of 7,658 points during the 51st National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championship held in Bangalore on 12 June 2011.[1] He broke Jora Singh's previous mark of 7,502 points, registered in New Delhi in August 2006.[2]

In 2014, he received the Bhim Award, the highest award for sports in Haryana.

Performance during the National record

The following table shows Bharatinder Singh's performance in the individual events when he set the Indian national record.[3]

Events Performance
10.83 s
7.45 m
14.67 m
1.95 m
49.83 s
15.27 s
48.71 m
4.00 m
62.85 m
5:24.18
7658

Notes and References

  1. News: Bharatinder sets decathlon mark . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615083704/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/13/stories/2011061362601800.htm. dead. 15 June 2011. 13 June 2011. The Hindu. 21 June 2011.
  2. News: Jora sets national decathlon mark. 3 March 2006. The Indian Express. 21 June 2011.
  3. News: Bharatinder sets national record . 14 June 2011 . Indian Sports News . 21 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016171012/http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/3875-bharatinder-sets-national-record.html . 16 October 2011 .