Who is Chandan Kumar Singh?

The men’s fours team from India won silver medal in the lawn bowls tournament at the Commonwealth Games after falling short to Norther Ireland in the championship match on Saturday.

Also Read: CWG 2022: India beat England by 4 runs, advance to gold medal match

The final result was 18-5 in Northern Ireland’s favour. Sunil Bahadur was the team’s lead, followed by Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh, and Dinesh Kumar. In lawn bowls, Northern Ireland last won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

India was guaranteed at least a silver medal as their team narrowly upset the tournament hosts, England, 13-12, in the semifinal. This comes after Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, and Rupa Rani Tirkey, led India to a historic victory over South Africa in the women’s fours final on Tuesday.

Also Read: Commonwealth Games 2022: Avinash Sable wins silver in 3000 metre steeplechase

Who is Chandan Singh?

Chandan Kumar Singh is a lawn bowler from India who competes in the triplets and fours categories of lawn bowl at international competitions. Singh was born on June 5, 1985 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. 

At the Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, Singh has twice taken home the gold medal—once in the fours in 2016 and again in the triples the following year. He participated in the 2018 and 2014 editions of the Commonwealth Games, respectively.

Also Read: CWG 2022: Priyanka Goswami wins silver in 10000 metre race walking

He was chosen to compete in two events in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the men’s triples and the men’s fours. He competed in the fours event and made it to the final as a member of the Indian team. They won the silver medal.

The 37-year-old also has a youtube channel named ‘Athlete Chandan vlogs’, where he regularly posts vlogs. On the desciption of the channel, he wrote,” I am Chandan Kumar (an International player). This channel is not just for entertainment purposes. I am a player who is not afraid of losing. In the same way, through this channel, I have attempted to show the beauty of life even in the face of difficulties. I have tried to show you the beautiful views of the country and abroad. And I am trying to keep my society connected with my civilization and culture with development, and in this journey, I expect your support and affection.”