IOA Randhir Singh

Q: Nita Ambani  is the third Indian to represent India at International Olympic Association. The existing India member at IOA Mr.Randhir Singh is a former Olympic-level trap and skeet shooter and now sports administrator. What is very special about him ?

Ans:
He became the first Indian shooter to win continental gold at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. On home soil four years later, he won team silver at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. He competed at five Olympic Games from 1968 to 1984 in Mixed Trap.He was the second Indian, after Karni Singh, to compete at five Olympics. 

His best Olympic performance was 17th at the 1968 Olympics, two points behind Karni Singh and four points from bronze.He also competed at four Asian Games, winning a medal of each color.

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