Divyakriti Singh Explained

Divyakriti Singh
Nationality:India
Birth Place:Jaipur, India
Sport:Equestrian dressage

Divyakriti Singh (born 22 October 1999)[1] is an Indian equestrienne. She won a gold medal in team event in Equestrian Dressage at the 2022 Asian Games[2] [3] held at Hangzhou, China. She is the first Indian woman to be conferred the Arjuna Award[4] in Equestrian for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports by the Government of India.[5] [6] Divyakriti has been appointed as the Election Icon for Rajasthan by the Election Commission of India. She has won Times of India Sports Awards (2023) Equestrian Rider of the Year.[7]

She has been involved in equestrian sports since the age of 12, and has received numerous individual and team medals at events such as the Junior National Equestrian Championships and All India IPSC equestrian competitions.[8] Singh achieved a World ranking of 14[9] and Asian ranking of 1 early in 2023, according to the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) dressage world ranking of athletes - CD1*DIO1'.[10]

Early life and family

Singh hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She completed her school education from Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer, Rajasthan and completed her graduation from Jesus and Mary College (JMC), Delhi University, India. Divyakriti is the daughter of Vikram Singh Rathore[11] and Alka TejSingh and has one elder sibling, Digvijay Singh.[12]

Career

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Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rathore . Abhinay . 1937-12-28 . Mundota (Thikana) . 2023-09-23 . Rajput Provinces of India . en.
  2. Web site: 26 Sep 2023 . Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win first equestrian gold medal in 41 years . 26 Sep 2023 . The Times of India.
  3. Web site: Sahni . Jaspreet . 26 Sep 2023 . Historic Asian Games feat: Every medal is inspirational, so is this equestrian gold, but the sport calls for more accessibility — Asian Games 2023 News . 26 Sep 2023 . The Times of India.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announces National Sports Awards 2023 . 2023-12-20 . pib.gov.in.
  5. News: 2024-01-09 . Arjuna Awards 2023: President Murmu confers India's 2nd highest sports honour to cricketer Shami, archer Ojas Pravin Deotale . 2024-01-16 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  6. Web site: Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023 . 2024-01-16 . India Today . en.
  7. News: 2024-02-27 . TOISA 2023: Neeraj Chopra, Mohammed Shami, Sheetal Devi headline the list of winners . 2024-03-09 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  8. Web site: EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA . 2023-09-23 . efinf.org.
  9. https://www.fei.org/athlete/10197388#rankings
  10. Web site: Quint . The . 2023-09-26 . Asian Games: Equestrian Team Win Historic First-Ever Gold For India in Dressage . 2024-01-15 . TheQuint . en.
  11. Web site: Rawal . Urvashi Dev . Vikram Rathore: The man who added professionalism to the glamour of Indian Polo . 2023-09-23 . 30stades.com . en.
  12. News: Ganesan . Uthra . 2023-09-26 . Hangzhou Asian Games A 41-year old medal drought ends in equestrian gold, riding on a quartet of youngsters . 2024-01-15 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  13. Web site: Jaipur-First India News-Epaper . 2023-10-24 . www.firstindia.co.in . en.
  14. https://ipa.co.in/user/tournaments.php?tourid=136
  15. https://ipa.co.in/user/tournaments.php?tourid=139
  16. Web site: इंडिया टुडे - Woman Summit & Awards : शक्ति, साहस और सफलता का उत्सव . 2023-10-27 . India Today Hindi . hi.
  17. Web site: Jaipur-First India News-Epaper . 2023-10-24 . www.firstindia.co.in . en.
  18. Web site: 2024-05-13 . विरासत बचाने का संकल्प... प्रतिभाओं को मिला मारवाड़ रत्न अवार्ड - Jodhpur News . 2024-05-14 . Dainik Bhaskar . hi.
  19. Web site: Guv honours 31 personalities with Rajasthan Gaurav Samman . 2024-05-01 . firstindia.co.in . en.

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