Ruparani Tirkey is an Indian bowls player who captained India and won the gold medal in the women’s bowls quad event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Wiki/Biography
Ruparani Tirkey was born on Sunday, September 27, 1987, in Ranchi, Jharkhand (35 years; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She attended St. Anne’s Girls’ High School in Ranchi. She studied at Indira Gandhi Institute of Sports and Exercise Sciences, Delhi and Gosna College, Ranchi. Rupalani started his career in kabaddi but later switched to lawn bowls.
appearance
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Rupalani’s father worked in a post office. Her mother took over the job after her father died.
Rupalani Tirki’s mother
She has a sister, Reema Rani Tirkey.
Ruparani Tirkey and her sister
husband
Ruparani married engineer Amrit Minj on January 29, 2022.
Ruparani Tirkey’s wedding photos
religion
Rupalani is a Christian.
Ruparani Tirkey’s Facebook post about her religious views
Profession
Commonwealth Games
In 2010, she participated in the Commonwealth Games in India and finished fourth in the trio. In 2014, she once again participated in the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, and finished 9th in the three-person event and 14th in the four-person event. In 2018, she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Queensland, Australia, but lost to Malta in the women’s foursome in the quarter-finals. In 2022, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games finals. In the semi-final between India and New Zealand, India won 17-9. She serves as Director Sports and Youth Affairs, West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand.
Asia Pacific Bowling Championship
In 2009, she participated in the Asia-Pacific Bowling Championships in Malaysia and won a bronze medal in the three-fours. In 2019, she again won the bronze medal in the triplex event at the Asia-Pacific Bowl Championships in Australia.
World Outdoor Bowling Championship
In 2020, she competed in threes and fours competitions at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Queensland, Australia.
Facts/Trivia
- Roopa was a kabaddi player before becoming a lawn bowler. She said in an interview that she became interested in lawn bowls when she won her first tournament and received a generous stipend. She also said that one of her relatives suggested that she enter an individual competition.
- In an interview, she expressed her feelings after winning the semifinals at CWG 2022, saying:
We have no words to express how we feel. We work together as a team and now our journey is not over. We have to play in a similar way against South Africa and do things that haven’t been done before. “
Ruparani Tirkey after winning gold medal with her team at Commonwealth Games
- In an interview, their team manager Anju Luthra talked about how proud she was of her team, saying:
I am like their mother and I have been bonded with them since 2009. It’s been a long journey and they are like my daughters, my family. Winning medals is important because when we come back to India, the federation always says ‘What did you do? ‘, so we want to show that we are not inferior to any other competition. “
- In a statement after qualifying for the CWG finals, she expressed her disappointment and said that even after winning the gold medal at the CWG 2022, she is not as popular as MS Dhoni in her hometown Ranchi.
Ruparani Tirkey vs MS Dhoni
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