Shreyasi Singh

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| office = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 10 November 2020

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| constituency = Jamui

| predecessor = Vijay Prakash Yadav

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|8|29}}

| birth_place = Gidhaur, Bihar, India

| parents = Digvijay Singh (father)

Putul Kumari (mother)

| citizenship = India

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| name = Shreyasi Singh

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| event = Double Trap

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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{{Cite web |title=Shooting, Women's Double Trap Medalists |url=https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SHO/CG2018-_SHO_C92A_SHOWDT120-------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105093658/https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SHO/CG2018-_SHO_C92A_SHOWDT120-------------------------.pdf |archive-date=5 January 2021}} and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.{{cite web |title=Women's double trap final result |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shw402101/double_trap_womens_finals.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140804233800/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shw402101/double_trap_womens_finals.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=4 August 2014 |publisher=glasgow2014.com |date=27 July 2014 |accessdate=27 July 2014}} In 2020, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jamui constituency.{{cite news |title=Shreyasi Singh (BJP) Election Result 2020 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/shreyasi-singh-bjp-election-result-2020-live-updates-counting-of-votes-to-start-at-8am-3062132.html}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-girl-shreyasi-shoots-historic-gold-in-cwg-event/articleshow/63719907.cms |title=Bihar girl Shreyasi Singh shoots historic gold in Commonwealth Games event |website=The Times of India |date=12 April 2018}} Her father was also former union minister.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/shooting-star-lights-up-sky-silver-shines-on-home-turf/cid/159673 |title=Shooting star lights up sky Silver shines on home turf |date=29 July 2014 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=India |first=Gautam |last=Sarkar |accessdate=25 October 2018}} Her mother Putul Kumari is also an ex-MP from Banka, Bihar.{{Cite web |title=DNA India {{!}} Latest News, Live Breaking News on India, Politics, World, Business, Sports, Bollywood|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=DNA India|language=en}} Shreyasi studied arts at Hansraj College, Delhi and completed an MBA at Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad.{{cite news |title=CWG: Shreyasi Singh rides wind for silver |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/2014-commonwealth-games/top-stories/CWG-Shreyasi-Singh-rides-wind-for-silver/articleshow/39143785.cms |first=Biswajyoti |last=Brahma |date=28 July 2014 |agency=Times of India |location=Glasgow |accessdate=28 July 2014}}

Sports career

Singh was part of the Indian team at the 2013 Trap Shooting World Cup held in Acapulco, Mexico.{{cite news |title=Shagun makes it to World Cup team |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/shagun-makes-it-to-world-cup-team/article4409638.ece |date=13 February 2013 |agency=The Hindu |location=New Delhi |accessdate=28 July 2014}} She finished in 15th position there.{{cite news |title=Training under Smirnov helped: Shreyasi Singh |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/Training-under-Smirnov-helped-Shreyasi-Singh/articleshow/27546562.cms |date=17 December 2013 |agency=Times of India |location=New Delhi |accessdate=28 July 2014}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates - NDTV Sports |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}} She won gold medal in 61st National Shooting Championship while representing Bihar, in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Shreyasi Singh wins Gold at 61st National Shooting Championship Competition |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2017/nov/20/shreyasi-singh-wins-gold-at-61st-national-shooting-championship-competition-1706443.html |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=The New Indian Express |date=21 November 2017}}

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.{{Cite web |date=10 November 2020 |title=Shreyasi Singh (BJP) Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Shreyasi Singh of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/shreyasi-singh-bjp-election-result-2020-live-updates-counting-of-votes-to-start-at-8am-3062132.html |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=11 November 2020 |title=Bihar Assembly polls {{!}} NDA overcomes stiff challenge to retain power in Bihar|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/bihar-assembly-polls-nda-overcomes-stiff-challenge-to-retain-power-in-bihar/article33071333.ece|access-date=2021-02-16|issn=0971-751X}}{{cite news |title=Shreyasi Singh eyes gold in Bihar Elections |url=https://www.etgresearch.in/articles/SHREYASI-SINGH-EYES-GOLD-IN-BIHAR-ELECTIONS.html |access-date=31 July 2021 |publisher=EtG Research}}

References

External links

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[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/shreyasi-singh_1538157 Shreyasi Singh] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{2014 Asian Games profile|5123291}}
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Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games

Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India