Shreyasi Singh exults during the women’s double trap shooting final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,
Scotland, on Sunday. (PTI)
GLASGOW: Young markswoman Shreyasi Singh was the best performer of the day for India with her silver- medal winning feat even as shooter Mohammed Asab and weightlifter Punam Yadav added a bronze each to India's collection on the fourth day of competitions in the 20th Commonwealth Games
22 year-old Shreyasi Singh brought laurels to Bihar and the country as she clinched a silver medal in women's double trap event at the 20th Commonwealth Games (CWG) at Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday.
Daughter of former Union minister late Digvijay Singh and former Banka MP Putul Devi, Shreyasi is probably the only sportsperson having roots in Bihar who's representing the country at the CWG this year. "We're all very happy and friends and family will be coming over to celebrate Shreyasi's success," her elder sister Mansi Singh told TOI over phone on Sunday evening. Delhi-born Shreyasi has done her schooling from Delhi Public School, R K Puram, and graduation from Hansraj College, Delhi.
Shreyasi, whose ancestral home is at village Gidhaur in Jamui district, was preparing for the event for the last six months and qualified in the trials in April. "She trained in Patiala and Italy for the CWG and her coaches have helped her a lot," Mansi said, adding Shreyasi shot 76 in the finals to finish second in the event at the Barry Buddon Shooting Range. She is accompanied by her mother Putul Devi and the duo will return to India on August 3.
The silver medallist's friends and relatives were not just praying for her success but also confident of her chances at the CWG. "She took up shooting in 2006 and forayed into professional trapshooting from 2007, after which she won gold medal in the junior single trap event in national shooting competition in 2008. Shreyasi is currently ranked 18 in the world-ranking in women's trap," Mansi told TOI. She had also reached the finals in the New Delhi CWG in 2010 but could not win.
Shreyasi shot down a total target of 92 to bag the silver, two shots behind gold winner Charlotte Kerwood of England. Another Englishwoman Rachel Parish won the bronze with 91 points, after a shoot-off with Cynthia Meyer of Canada.
A not-so-impressive first round of 22 points saw Shreyasi trailing at the third spot after the third and penultimate round but the Delhi shooter recovered some lost ground in the final round. to win the silver at the Barry Buddon Centre at Dundee near here.
With Kerwood, in whose name the Commonwealth Games record of 106 points (at 2006 Melbourne) stands, struggling in the final round, Shreyasi was in with a chance to go for a shoot-off for the gold but missed the double target twice to settle for the white metal. Shreyasi had rounds of 22, 24, 23, 23.
Bihar too, was proud of Shreyasi, said DGP P K Thakur, the ex-officio president of Bihar State Rifle Association. "She has not just brought laurels to the state but also carried on with the family tradition. I knew her father since the university days," Thakur told TOI, hoping that more talents will emerge from Bihar. Shreyasi's father late Digvijay Singh was the president of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Shreyasi will again aim for a medallion on Monday as she will represent the country in the women's single trap event at the Games.
Sports organisations also praised Shreyasi’s achievement. Bihar Players’ Association president Mritunjay Tiwari said: “The success and achievement of Shreyasi will boost the morale of sportsperson in Bihar. The state has talent but lacks government support.”
source : TOI
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