Rupa Rani Tirkey

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Rupa Rani Tirkey
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Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 36)
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
Coached byMadhukant Patak
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Kuala Lumpurtriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2009 Kuala Lumpurfours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Gold Coasttriples
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Shenzhen fours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Shenzhentriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Bruneitriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Bruneifours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kuala Lumpur fours

Rupa Rani Tirkey (born 27 September 1987) is a female international lawn bowler from India. [1]

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Bowls career

World Championships

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia, which resulted in cancellation following the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] She was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship. [3] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. [4]

Commonwealth Games

Tirkey has represented India at four Commonwealth Games in the triples at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the triples and fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the pairs and fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and in the triples and fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5] In the 2018 competition the Women's fours won section B and just failed out on winning a medal after losing to Malta in the quarter finals. [6] In the 2022 competition, she was part of the Women's fours Indian team, along with (Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh and Nayanmoni Saikia) which won the gold medal beating South Africa in the final, 17-10. [7]

Asia Pacific Championships

Tirkey has won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships; the latest medal success was a bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. [8] [9]

Asian Championships

In the Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, Tirkey has won bronze medal in women's triples in 2014 followed by silver in women's triples and bronze in women's fours, both in 2016. [10]

In 2023, she won the fours gold medal at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "profile". 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  2. ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Team India for the World Championship 2023". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rupa Rani Tirkey - Birmingham 2022 Results". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Result: Women's Fours - Gold Medal Match". results.birmingham2022.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ↑ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  9. ↑ "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls. 28 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Results - Bowling Federation of India". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Assam's Nayan Moni Saikia makes winning contribution as India secures gold in 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship". India Today NE. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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