Divyakriti Singh

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Divyakriti Singh
Personal information
NationalityIndia
BornJaipur, India
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Equestrian dressage
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team dressage

Divyakriti Singh (born 22 October 1999) [1] is an Indian equestrienne. She won a gold medal in team event in Equestrian Dressage at the 2022 Asian Games [2] [3] held at Hangzhou, China. She was conferred the Arjuna Award [4] for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports by the Government of India. [5] [6]

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She has been involved in equestrian sports since the age of 12, and has received numerous individual and team medals at events such as the Junior National Equestrian Championships and All India IPSC equestrian competitions. [7] Singh achieved a World ranking of 14 [8] and Asian ranking of 1 early in 2023, according to the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) dressage world ranking of athletes - CD1*DIO1'. [9]

Early life and family

Singh hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She completed her school education from Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer, Rajasthan and completed her graduation from Jesus and Mary College (JMC), Delhi University, India. Divyakriti is the daughter of Vikram Singh Rathore [10] and Alka TejSingh and has one elder sibling, Digvijay Singh. [11]

Career

Source: [12]

Awards

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