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'''Sift Kaur Samra''' (born 9 September 2001) in a [[Jat]] family of Samra gotra. Is an Indian [[Shooting sports|sport shooter]]. She holds the current world record in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions final which was set while she won the gold medal in the Women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref name="Desk 2023 h364">{{cite web | last=Desk | first=TOI Sports | title=Asian Games: India's Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, and Sift Kaur Samara secure silver in shooting — Asian Games 2023 News | website=The Times of India | date=27 Sep 2023 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/asian-games-indias-ashi-chouksey-manini-kaushik-and-sift-kaur-samara-secure-silver-in-shooting/articleshow/103976442.cms?from=mdr | access-date=27 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref name="Desk 2023 u762">{{cite web | last=Desk | first=India Today Sports | title=Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik win silver in women's 50m Rifle 3P | website=India Today | date=27 Sep 2023 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/asian-games-2023-sift-kaur-samra-ashi-chouksey-manini-kaushik-win-silver-in-womens-50m-rifle-3p-2441046-2023-09-27 | access-date=27 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref name="DCunha Dasgupta Dawson 2023 p613">{{cite web | last=D'Cunha | first=Zenia | last2=Dasgupta | first2=Shamya | last3=Dawson | first3=Rob | title=Asian Games: Ashi, Manini, Sift win 50m 3P team silver | website=ESPN | date=27 Sep 2023 | url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/38497524/india-asian-games-2022-shooting-ashi-chouksey-manini-kaushik-sift-samra-win-50m-3p-team-silver-medal | access-date=27 Sep 2023}}</ref> She was also a part of the team that won the silver medal in the Women's 50 metre rifle three positions team event at the 2022 Asian Games.<ref name="Sriram 2023 i262">{{cite web | last=Sriram | first=Siddarth | title=Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur Clinches Historic Gold With World Record-Breaking Performance; Medal Rush For India Continues In Shooting | website=News18 | date=27 Sep 2023 | url=https://www.news18.com/sports/asian-games-2023-medal-rush-for-india-as-manu-bhaker-leads-womens-25m-pistol-team-to-gold-8593476.html | access-date=27 Sep 2023}}</ref> | |||
== Early life == | |||
Sift dropped out of the MBBS course at GGS Medical College in Faridkot to focus on shooting. She is currently pursuing Bachelor of Physical Education and Sports from GNDU in Amritsar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-27 |title=‘Accidental shooter’ Sift Kaur Samra shows clinical precision for India’s first individual gold with world record |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/accidental-shooter-sift-kaur-samra-shows-clinical-precision-for-indias-first-individual-gold-with-world-record/articleshow/103997655.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was introduced to shooting by her cousin Sekhon, a shotgun shooter. At the age of nine, she first had the taste of shooting at a shooting range in Punjab.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Sift Kaur Samra: Once med student, now world-record gold medallist at Asian Games |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/38502022/india-asian-games-2022-shooting-sift-kaur-samra-med-student-day-blows-away-3-position-field-way-gold |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Her parents are from an agricultural family and are into rice shelling business.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Career == | |||
2023: In September, Sift broke the world record held by Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2023-09-27 |title=Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra’s gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday |url=https://scroll.in/field/1056681/asian-games-shooting-led-by-sift-kaur-samras-gold-india-win-seven-medals-on-wednesday |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> by a margin of 2.6 points.Samra scored a total of 469.6 points, 154.6 in kneeling, 157.9 in prone and 157.1 in standing elimination to beat Qiongyue Zhang of China.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
She bagged five medals at the Junior World Cup. | |||
2022: She won a gold medal in the National Games.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
She won a bronze on debut at the ISSF World Cup in the 50m rifle 3P.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
==References== | |||
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== External links == | |||
* [https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW0909200101 ISSF official website] | |||
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Sift Kaur Samra (born 9 September 2001) in a Jat family of Samra gotra. Is an Indian sport shooter. She holds the current world record in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions final which was set while she won the gold medal in the Women's 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2022 Asian Games.[1][2][3] She was also a part of the team that won the silver medal in the Women's 50 metre rifle three positions team event at the 2022 Asian Games.[4]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Sift dropped out of the MBBS course at GGS Medical College in Faridkot to focus on shooting. She is currently pursuing Bachelor of Physical Education and Sports from GNDU in Amritsar.[5] She was introduced to shooting by her cousin Sekhon, a shotgun shooter. At the age of nine, she first had the taste of shooting at a shooting range in Punjab.[6] Her parents are from an agricultural family and are into rice shelling business.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
2023: In September, Sift broke the world record held by Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh,[7] by a margin of 2.6 points.Samra scored a total of 469.6 points, 154.6 in kneeling, 157.9 in prone and 157.1 in standing elimination to beat Qiongyue Zhang of China.[5]
She bagged five medals at the Junior World Cup.
2022: She won a gold medal in the National Games.[6]
She won a bronze on debut at the ISSF World Cup in the 50m rifle 3P.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Desk, TOI Sports (27 Sep 2023). "Asian Games: India's Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, and Sift Kaur Samara secure silver in shooting — Asian Games 2023 News". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 Sep 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Desk, India Today Sports (27 Sep 2023). "Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik win silver in women's 50m Rifle 3P". India Today. Retrieved 27 Sep 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ D'Cunha, Zenia; Dasgupta, Shamya; Dawson, Rob (27 Sep 2023). "Asian Games: Ashi, Manini, Sift win 50m 3P team silver". ESPN. Retrieved 27 Sep 2023.
- ↑ Sriram, Siddarth (27 Sep 2023). "Asian Games 2023: Sift Kaur Clinches Historic Gold With World Record-Breaking Performance; Medal Rush For India Continues In Shooting". News18. Retrieved 27 Sep 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "'Accidental shooter' Sift Kaur Samra shows clinical precision for India's first individual gold with world record". The Times of India. 2023-09-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Sift Kaur Samra: Once med student, now world-record gold medallist at Asian Games". ESPN. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ↑ Scroll Staff (2023-09-27). "Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra's gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-27.