Inderjeet Singh

Inderjeet Singh (born 19 October 1988) is an Indian athlete specializing in the shot put.[1] He won the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2015. He competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade and won the silver medal with a throw of 19.70 m, his personal best at that time. He is currently supported by Anglian Medal Hunt Company.[2]

Inderjeet Singh
Personal information
Full nameInderjeet Singh
NationalityIndian
Sport
Country India
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot Put
TeamIndia
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's athletics
Asian Games
2014 IncheonShot Put
Asian Athletics Championships
2015 WuhanShot Put
Updated on 23 August 2015.

He improved his mark with a throw of 19.89 m in the Indian National Games on 17 August 2013 at Patiala. On 2 October 2014, he won a bronze medal at 2014 Asian Games in Shot Put event with a throw of 19.63 m.[3] He won a gold medal at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in Bangkok on 22 June 2015 with a throw of 19.83 m.[4] This was his second gold in an international event that month, having won the shot put event at the Asian Championships in Wuhan, China on 3 June 2015,[5] with a throw of 20.41 m, a new championship record.

Singh qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by achieving a qualification mark with a throw of 20.65 m in May 2015 at the 19th Federation Cup.[6]

He is currently coached by Pritam Singh, younger brother of another Indian shot putter Shakti Singh.

In July 2016, Singh failed a drug test for a banned substance.[7] [8] https://scroll.in/field/905758/nada-appeals-panel-sets-aside-inderjeet-singhs-four-year-ban-shot-putter-free-to-compete. Missing or empty |title= (help)</ref>

Personal life

He is a native of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in Punjab. He is an alumnus of Delhi Public School Nigahi & belonging to 2006 batch, one of the most prestigious school in Coal India campus. He later moved to Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh along with his family, where his father Gurdayal Singh was working in Northern Coalfields Limited. His father's death in 2007 put his family in financial strain but with his family's support, he continued to focus on Athletics.[9]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  India
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd Shot put 19.70 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd Shot put 19.63 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, 1st Shot put 20.41 m CR
Asian Grand Prix Bangkok, 1st Shot put 19.85 m CR
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st Shot put 20.27 m
World Championships Beijing, China 11th Shot put 19.52 m

References
  1. Inderjeet Singh at World Athletics
  2. "Inderjeet grabs shot put silver". The Hindu. 9 July 2013.
  3. "India's Inderjeet wins men's shot put bronze". Deccan Herald. 2 October 2014.
  4. "Inderjeet, Johnson win golds at Asian Athletics Grand Prix - Rediff.com Sports". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. "Inderjeet Singh bags shot-put gold in Asian Athletics Championship at Wuhan | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. "Road to Rio: Inderjeet Singh, India's lone shot-putter at 2016 Olympics". Firstpost. 14 July 2016.
  7. "Inderjeet Singh: Indian shot put champion blames positive drug test on conspiracy".
  8. Nada appeals panel sets aside Inderjeet Singh’s four-year ban, shot-putter free to compete
  9. "In ill-fitting shoes, Inderjeet pulls off shot put feat". The Indian Express. 9 July 2013.
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