Sift Kaur Samra
Sift Kaur Samra (born 9 September 2001) is an Indian sports shooter. She holds the world record in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event, achieved while winning the gold medal in the event at the 2022 Asian Games.[1] She has also represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event.
Early life
[edit]Samra was born into an agricultural family engaged in the rice trade. She was first introduced to shooting by her cousin, Sekhon, who was a shotgun shooter. At the age of nine, she first had the taste of shooting at a shooting range in Punjab.[2] She initially enrolled in the MBBS programme at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, but later discontinued it to focus on shooting.[3] She later pursued a Bachelor of Physical Education at Guru Nanak Dev University, alongside her sporting career.
Career
[edit]2023: In September, Sift broke the world record held by Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh,[4] by a margin of 2.6 points.Samra scored a total of 469.6 points, 154.6 in kneeling, 157.9 in prone and 157.1 in standing elimination to beat Qiongyue Zhang of China. [2]
During the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, she won the individual gold medal in the Women's 3P category while also breaking the world record. She also bagged the team silver medal along with teammates Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik.
She bagged five medals at the Junior World Cup.
2022: She won a gold medal in the National Games.[5]
She won a bronze on debut at the ISSF World Cup in the 50m rifle 3P.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sriram, Siddarth (27 Sep 2023). "Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur Clinches Historic Gold With World Record-Breaking Performance; Medal Rush For India Continues In Shooting". News18. Retrieved 27 Sep 2023.
- ^ a b "'Accidental shooter' Sift Kaur Samra shows clinical precision for India's first individual gold with world record". The Times of India. 2023-09-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Raj, Pritish (11 July 2024). "Medico turned Shooter: Sift Kaur Samra conquers world record". The Bridge. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2023-09-27). "Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra's gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ a b "Sift Kaur Samra: Once med student, now world-record gold medallist at Asian Games". ESPN. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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- Living people
- Indian female sport shooters
- Shooters at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic shooters for India
- Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games shooters for India
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in shooting
- Asian Games silver medalists in shooting
- 21st-century Indian sportswomen