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]
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 Singh (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 10 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vijay Prakash Yadav | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Jamui | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 August 1991 Gidhaur, Bihar, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Digvijay Singh (father) Putul Kumari (mother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Shreya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double Trap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| 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.[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 41000 votes.[12][13][14]