Pratima Singh is an Indian Basketball Player. She is first basketball player in India conferred with National Civilian Award Padma Shri in 2019.She has been honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in 2017. She has also been awarded with the prestigious Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award 2016–17 in the field of sports by Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Pratima Singh is also a member of the International Women’s Film Forum of Asian Academy of Film & Television. She is first and only Basketball Player in India who has a documentary film named B Cube on her own life which is selected in top xix films in the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film Festival.
Full Name | Pratima Singh |
Nick Name | Pratima Singh |
Profession | Basketball Player |
DOB | 5 May 1984 |
Age | 36 |
Birth Place | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Marital Status | Married (10 December 2016) |
Affairs | Ishant Sharma (Cricketer) |
Current City | Delhi, India |
Physical Appearance | Height: 5’ 8
Weight: 65 kg Measurement: 34- 27- 34 Eye Colour: Black Hair Colour: Black |
Family | Father: Gauri Shankar Singh
Mother: Urmila Singh Sisters: Divya Singh, Akanksha Singh, Pratima Singh Brother: Vikrant Solanki Husband: Ishant Sharma |
School | Rani Murar Kumari Balika Inter College, Varanasi |
College | University of Delhi, India |
Qualification | Arts |
Hobbies | Dancing, Travelling |
Awards | Poorvanchal Ratna (2015-2016),
Rani Laxmi Bai Award (2016-2017), Arjuna Award (2017), Padma Shri (2019) |
International Sporting Achievements:
Year | Competition | Venue | Position |
2016 | 2016 South Asian Games | Guwahati | |
2014 | 17th Asian Games Incheon | Incheon | Top 6 |
2013 | 25 FIBA ASIA Basketball Championship for Senior Women | Bangkok, Thailand | Top 5 |
2013 | International exposure trip at NBA Training Centre | Dongguan, China | Winner |
2011 | 1st Asian Beach Games | Sri Lanka | Won Gold |
2011 | FIBA Asian Basketball Championship for Senior Women | Nagasaki, Japan | |
2011 | 33 William Jones Cup | China, Taipei | |
2010 | 16th Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | |
2009 | Asian Indoor Games | Vietnam | Won Silver |
2009 | FIBA Asian Basketball Championship for Senior Women | Chennai | |
2007 | FIBA Asia Championship for Women | Incheon, South Korea | Winner GB |
2006 | 2006 Commonwealth Games | Melbourne | |
2006 | Friendly Match Series | Auckland, New Zealand | |
2006 | First Phuket International Invitational Basketball Championship | Thailand | Won Gold |
2005 | 20th Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Senior Women | Sendai, Japan | Silver GB |
Portdiction International Invitation Tournament | Won Bronze | ||
2002-3 | Fiba Asia Basketball Championship for Junior Women | Chinese, Taipei |
National Sporting Achievement:
Year | Competition | Venue | Position |
2016 | 66th Senior National Basketball Championship | Mysore | Bronze Medal |
2015 | 65th Senior National Basketball Championship | Rajasthan | Silver Medal |
2014 | 64th IMG Reliance National Basketball Championship | New Delhi | Bronze Medal |
2013 | 3 × 3 National Basketball Championship | New Delhi | Silver Medal |
2012 | Mahindra NBA Challenge National Final | New Delhi | Gold Medal |
2012 | 25th Federation Cup Basketball Championship | Kerala | Bronze Medal |
2011 | National Games | Ranchi, Jharkhand | Bronze Medal |
2011 | 24th Federation Cup Basketball Championship | Raipur | Bronze Medal |
2010-11 | 61st IMG Reliance National Basketball Championship | New Delhi | Silver Medal |
2009-10 | 60th National Basketball Championship | Ludhiana, Punjab | Silver Medal |
2008-09 | 59th National Basketball Championship | Surat, Gujarat | Silver Medal |
2008 | 33rd National Sports Festival for Women | Jalandhar | Silver Medal |
2007-08 | 58th National basketball championship | Pondicherry | Silver Medal |
2007 | 23rd Federation Cup Basketball Championship | Rourkela | Bronze Medal |
2006-07 | 57th Senior National Basketball Championship | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Silver Medal |
2006 | 22nd Federation Cup Basketball Championship | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | Silver Medal |
2006 | 56th Senior National Basketball Championship | Pune, Maharashtra | Silver Medal |
2005 | R.Vaikuntam Cup Basketball Championship for Women | New Delhi | Silver Medal |
2005 | 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship | Bhavnagar, Gujarat | Silver Medal |
2005 | 55th Senior National Basketball Championship | Ludhiana, Punjab | Silver Medal |
2004 | 54th Senior National Basketball Championship | Odisha | Silver Medal |
2003 | 20th Federation Cup Basketball Championship | Vashi, Navi Mumbai | Bronze Medal |
2003 | 53rd Senior National Basketball Championship | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Gold Medal |
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