Charanjeet Singh (born 25 November 1997) is an Indian rower from Punjab. He was named to the Indian rowing team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China,[1][2] where he won a silver medal in the men's eight.[3][4]
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nangla , Bathinda, Punjab | 25 November 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years of service | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editCharanjeet hails from a farmer's family in Bathinda, Punjab.[5]
References
edit- ^ Sportstar, Team (19 September 2023). "India Rowing squad for Asian Games 2022: Squad, team news, performance before Hangzhou". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (3 July 2023). "Asian Games". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian athlete Punit Kumar bags silver medal in men's coxed eight event". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ ANI (24 September 2023). ""Achieved everything we had worked hard for": Indian Rower Punit Kumar after winning silver in Men's Coxed Eight". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Farming gave me strength: Punjab's rowing silver-winner". The Times of India. 25 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 October 2023.