Smit Singh

Smit Singh Mann
Singh in front of Somerville College Library
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born 18 January 1991 (age 26)
Dhuri, Punjab, India
Alma mater Somerville College, Oxford
Sport
Country India
Sport Skeet Shooting
Updated on 27 January 2015.

Smit Singh (born 18 January 1991) is an international sportsperson of Indian national shooting team.[1] He is the present National Record holder of India in skeet shooting at the score of 123 out of 125 which he established at the ISSF World Cup, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in April 2013.[2][3] Singh studied at Somerville College, Oxford.[4]

Sports

Smit started his international sporting career by participation in the Asian Shooting Championships in December 2007.[5] He won the first international medal at Asian Clay Shooting Championships, February 2008. Later in the year, he won Silver and Bronze medal at the South Asian Shooting Championships, November 2008.[6][7] He won India its first world-level medal in skeet shooting with a bronze trophy at International Junior Cup, Orimattila, Finland, July 2011.[8]

Smit is the present National Games champion, he won two gold medals at the 35th National Games, Kerala, in February 2015.[9][10][11][12] Smit qualified for the finals at Commonwealth Games 2018, along with participating in numerous other international events for India.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Social Activism

A report in the Indian daily, Indian Express states that Smit interns with social movements and NGOs during his break from representing India at international sports championships. [19] It states that Smit works with NGOs in field of educating orphan children and environmental awareness campaigns along with rehabilitation work for people negatively affected by the large-scale Dams built in the Narmada Valley.

References

  1. ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org".
  2. ↑ "World Cup show good base for me". 25 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Skeeters get a Swagger: Ennio Falco steering India's surge". 7 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "An Event at University of Oxford".
  5. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune".
  6. ↑ "Athletes - OGQ".
  7. ↑ "City shooter brings home a bronze from international event - Indian Express".
  8. ↑ "Athletes - OGQ".
  9. ↑ Rozario, Rayan (8 February 2015). "National Games: Smit strikes double gold" – via The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "Punjab's Smit Singh bagged two gold medals in men's skeet at the 35th National Games". 9 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Smit's skeet double helps Punjab pip Maharashtra".
  12. ↑ "National Games: Smit Singh strikes double gold".
  13. ↑ "Smit Singh just about makes it to the Men's Skeet finals by finishing sixth". 9 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Good show in Munich will help". 3 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "Skeet shooters end without medal in Asian Games". 24 November 2010.
  16. ↑ "young gun in top form". 17 May 2011.
  17. ↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/%2522with-best-score-in-skeet-trials-smit-seals-world-cup-spot%2522/1070457/
  18. ↑ "Rising Star: Skeet shooter Smit trains in anticipation of changes in rules". 7 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "During his break, Smit stays in the service lane". 7 September 2010.
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