Shreyasi Singh Explained
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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 the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jamui constituency.[3]
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.[4] Her father was also former union minister.[5] Her mother Putul Kumari is also an ex-MP from Banka, Bihar.[6] Shreyasi studied arts at Hansraj College, Delhi and completed a MBA 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 Shooting Championship while representing Bihar, in 2017.[11]
Political career
At the 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 41,000 votes.[12] [13] [14]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Shooting, Women's Double Trap Medalists . https://web.archive.org/web/20210105093658/https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SHO/CG2018-_SHO_C92A_SHOWDT120-------------------------.pdf . 2021-01-05.
- Web site: Women's double trap final result . glasgow2014.com . 27 July 2014 . 27 July 2014.
- News: Shreyasi Singh (BJP) Election Result 2020 .
- News: Bihar girl Shreyasi Singh shoots historic gold in Commonwealth Games event. The Times of India. 12 April 2018 .
- News: Shooting star lights up sky Silver shines on home turf . 29 July 2014 . The Telegraph . India . Gautam . Sarkar . 25 October 2018 .
- Web site: DNA India Latest News, Live Breaking News on India, Politics, World, Business, Sports, Bollywood. 2021-02-16. DNA India. en.
- News: CWG: Shreyasi Singh rides wind for silver . Biswajyoti . Brahma . 28 July 2014 . Times of India. Glasgow . 28 July 2014.
- News: Shagun makes it to World Cup team . 13 February 2013 . The Hindu. New Delhi . 28 July 2014.
- News: Training under Smirnov helped: Shreyasi Singh . 17 December 2013 . Times of India. New Delhi. 28 July 2014.
- Web site: Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates - NDTV Sports. 2021-02-16. NDTVSports.com. en.
- Web site: Shreyasi Singh wins Gold at 61st National Shooting Championship Competition. 2021-02-16. The New Indian Express. 21 November 2017 .
- Web site: 2020-11-10. Shreyasi Singh (BJP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Shreyasi Singh of BJP Wins. 2021-02-16. News18. en.
- News: PTI. 2020-11-11. Bihar Assembly polls NDA overcomes stiff challenge to retain power in Bihar. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-02-16. 0971-751X.
- News: Shreyasi Singh eyes gold in Bihar Elections . 31 July 2021 . EtG Research.
