Pinki Singh (bowls)

Pinki Singh
Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Full namePinki Kaushik Singh
NationalityIndian
Born (1980-08-14) 14 August 1980 (age 44)[1]
Delhi, India
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur fours
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Shenzhen triples
Silver medal – second place 2016 Brunei triples
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Brunei fours
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi triples
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kuala Lumpur fours

Pinki Kaushik Singh (born 14 August 1980) is a female international lawn bowler from India.[2]

Bowls career

World Championships

Pinki was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[3] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[4]

Commonwealth Games

Pinki has represented India at four Commonwealth Games; in the triples at the 2010 Commonwealth Games,[5] in the pairs and fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[6] in the singles and triples at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[1] and in the triples and fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7] In the 2022 competition, she was part of the Women's fours Indian team, along with (Lovely Choubey, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey) which won Gold beating South Africa in the final, 17-10.[8][9]

Asia Pacific Championships

Pinki has won a bronze medal at the 2009 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[10]

Asian Championships

In the Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, Pinki has won bronze medal in women's triples in 2014, silver in women's triples and bronze in women's fours in 2016, and gold in women's triples in 2017.[11]

In 2023, she won the fours gold medal at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur.[12]

Awards

She was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2023.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games federation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Women Lawn Bowls team in semis". Hindustan Times. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Team India for the World Championship 2023". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results - Pinki". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results - Pinki Pinki". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Pinki Singh - Birmingham 2022 Results". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Result: Women's Fours - Gold Medal Match". results.birmingham2022.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "CWG 2022: India bag historic gold in women's fours lawn bowls event". The Times of India. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Results - Bowling Federation of India". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Assam's Nayan Moni Saikia makes winning contribution as India secures gold in 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship". India Today NE. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Arjuna Awards 2023: President Murmu confers India's 2nd highest sports honour to cricketer Shami, archer Ojas Pravin Deotale". The Economic Times. 9 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Full list of Arjuna Awards Winners 2023". India Today. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.