Sindhu Nair

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Sindhu Nair
Personal information
Born (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 (age 28)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): goal keeper, goal defence, wing defence
Medal record
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Women's netball
Nations Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Singapore team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Tagaytay team

Sindhu Nair (born 6 October 1995) is a Singaporean netball player who represents Singapore internationally and plays in the positions of goal keeper, goal defence or wing defence. [1] [2] She was part of the Singaporean squad at the 2019 Netball World Cup, marking her first World Cup appearance. [3] [4]

Nair's netball career began at Singapore's Evergreen Primary School, where she starred alongside youth netball legend Sheena Suthen. In September 2019, she was included in the Singaporean squad for the 2019 M1 Nations Cup and was part of the national team which emerged as runners-up to Namibia in the final. [5] [6]

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References

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