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Chandan Kumar Singh

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Chandan Kumar Singh
Singh in August 2022
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 39)
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking53 (August 2024)
Medal record
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham fours
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Brunei fours
Gold medal – first place 2017 New Delhi triples
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya fours

Chandan Kumar Singh (born 5 June 1985) is an Indian international lawn bowler. He is a two times Asian Champion and has represented India at three Commonwealth Games.[1]

Career

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In 2014 and 2018, he competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Singh won the gold medal at the Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in 2016 in the fours and the following year in 2017, in the triples.

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he competed in two events; the men's triples and the men's fours. In the fours event as part of the team with Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar he reached the final and secured a silver medal.[1][4][5]

In 2023, he was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[6] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[7]

Singh won the gold medal in the fours at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "2014 Glasgow athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Meet the Indian men's lawn bowls team who are assured of a historic medal". The Bridge. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games: NI's men's fours win gold with thumping final win in Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Team India for the World Championship 2023". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Asian Women clinch gold in Asian Lawn bowls Championship". Guwahati plus. Retrieved 21 March 2024.