Lovely Choubey is a famous Indian lawn bowls player. In 2022, she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, and made history by winning the gold medal with her teammates in the Lawn Bowl final on August 2, 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Lovely Choubey was born on Sunday, August 3, 1980 in Ranchi, Jharkhand (42 years old; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Leo. Lovely Choubey was a 100m long jumper before switching to lawn bowls. She injured her hip in the long jump and switched to lawn bowls. In order to win the competition, she did rigorous long jump training because she wanted to help her family financially. Her father, a fourth-class employee in a mining company in Ranchi, could not afford the expenses for her to compete. As a result, she withdrew from the long jump due to a serious injury. Later, the then Bihar cricket umpire Madhukant Pathak invited her to try lawn bowls.
Image of Madhukant Pathak
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 74kg
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
Her father is a former employee of Central Mine Design Ltd., Ranchi, Jharkhand. Her mother is a housewife.
husband
She is married and her husband’s name is Arvind Singh.
Profession
lawn bowls
In 2008, Lovely Choubey participated in the National Lawn Bowl Championships and won a gold medal. After this victory, she was felicitated with Rs. The state government provides 70,000. According to her, the prize money encouraged her to focus more on the sport. In an interview with the media, she stated that she entered lawn bowls in 2008. she says,
In 2008 I joined lawn bowls after leaving athletics. I won Rs 70,000 in a national event and told myself I could keep going. “
She subsequently participated in the Asia-Pacific Lawn Bowl Championships and won the gold medal in the mixed pairs event in 2013. In 2014, she participated in the women’s triple and women’s quad at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and finished third in the group and fourth group in each event. Subsequently, she participated in the 10th Asian Lawn Bowl Championships and won two silver medals in the women’s doubles and singles events. In 2018, she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, and finished fifth. In 2022, she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In the competition, Lovely Choubey along with her three teammates Nayanmoni Saikia, Pinki Singh and Rupa Rani Tirkey defeated South Africa in the final and won the gold medal. They defeated the New Zealand team in the semi-finals and entered the final on August 1, 2022.
Adorable Choubey and her teammates after winning gold at CWG 2022
Government officials
The adorable Choubey started working as a constable in Jharkhand Police after winning numerous gold medals for the state and country.
Facts/Trivia
- The lovely Choubey is associated with RK Anand Bowls Green Stadium in Ranchi and conducts lawn bowling training regularly.
- Once, Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni visited her training center in Ranchi, where he met Lovely and her teammates. Dhoni revealed in a chat with Lovely that he enjoyed playing lawn bowls during his visit to Australia. Talking to the media, Lovely said that her coach and Dhoni know each other very well. she says,
Dhoni sir knows our coach in Ranchi and has come to see us on the green twice over the years. There is a Durimatha temple near us and when he goes there he also comes to see us. We also discussed the sport. He said whenever he was in Australia he would play bowls. “
Adorable Choubey linked to Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- She received her initial training in lawn bowls at the Indian Bowling Federation.
Lovely Jobe of Indian Bowling Federation
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education