Sarita Romit Singh is an Indian athlete who competes in the hammer throw. In 2022, she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
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Sarita Romit Singh was born on Thursday, October 26, 1989, in Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh (33 years old as of 2022). She hails from Jaskoli village, Sambhal tehsil Saidpur, Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. She studied at Kalyan Lodhi Inter College in Shakarpur Sot. She then studied at the Sikh International College, Naranpur, Uttar Pradesh. She did her graduation from Uttar Pradesh Hindu College. At the beginning of her career, she began training in the long jump and later tried the triple jump, but failed to win any medals. In 2008, she started training in the hammer throw and later represented Hindu College in the All India University Athletics Championships. She won a silver medal in it.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father Parkash Singh is a farmer. Her mother’s name is Shakuntala Devi. She has two siblings, her brother’s name is Harendra Singh.
wife and children
On February 13, 2016, she married Indian athlete Romit Singh, who is employed by the Indian Railways. The couple has a daughter named Maahi.
Sarita Romit Singh with husband and daughter
Profession
She began her career by competing in hammer throw competitions at the state and national levels. In 2011, she was appointed Director of Western Railway. While working there, she decided to represent India in international competitions. In an interview, she said of the incident,
It was only after I won the silver medal that I started dreaming of winning an international medal for India in an international competition and when I got a job in Railways, I decided that I must win an international medal in my career. “
After getting married in 2016, she continued her training under the guidance of her husband, Romit Singh. She said in an interview that her husband is her real motivation. In 2017, she represented India in the Federation Cup and set a national record in the hammer throw of 65.25 meters. In 2018, she participated in the Asian Games in Jakarta and finished fifth. She was very disappointed because she didn’t win any medal in the competition. In an interview, she said of the incident,
I can throw the hammer throw to 62.03 meters and finished fifth at the Jakarta Games. This was a big disappointment for me, but after having my daughter, I wanted to continue. I spent it in the national camp. I was so excited when I met my daughter for the first time six months after returning from camp. “
Sarita Romit Singh competes in hammer throw
She then continued training and competing in many international competitions. In 2022, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games. In an interview, she said of the incident,
I learned from the mistakes I made at the Asian Championships and in Jakarta. Now I won’t repeat these mistakes again. In fact, I was not experienced enough at that time, but now things are much better and I am fully prepared to make a name for myself on the international stage. “
Her coaches are Surendra and Shubhdeep Singh Mann.
medal
gold
- 2016: Fed Cup New Delhi, New Delhi (61.81 m)
- 2017: Patiala Federation Cup, Patiala (65.25 m)
- 2018: Guwahati Inter-State Championships, Guwahati (63.28 m)
- 2018: Patiala Federation Cup, Patiala (63.80 m)
- 2022: Memorial to XXXII Qosanov, Almaty, Kazakhstan (62.48 m)
- 2022: Nations Confederation Cup, CH Muhammed Koya Stadium, Thenhipalam, Kerala (64.16 m)
silver
- 2022: National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai (62.20 m)
bronze
- 2021: Athletics Championships
Sarita Romit Singh wins medal at Athletics Championships 2021
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Source: HIS Education