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Hometown: Ranchi, Jharkhand
Husband: Amrit Minj
Age: 35 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Indian lawn bowler |
| Known for | Being the part of the Indian quartet that reached the final of the Lawn Bowls match on 1 August 2022 at the Commonwealth Games by the score of 17-9 against New Zealand |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 165 cm in meters– 1.65 m in feet & inches– 5’ 5” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 70 kg in pounds– 154 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Bowls career | |
| Medals | • Commonwealth Games (2010) held in India 4th position • Commonwealth Games (2014) held in Glasgow, Scotland • Commonwealth Games (2018) held in Queensland, Australia • Commonwealth Games (2022) held in Birmingham • Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (2009) held in Malaysia • Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (2019) held in Australia • World Outdoor Bowls Championship (2020) held in Queensland, Australia |
| Coach | Madhukant Pathak (a former cricket umpire) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 27 Sep 1987 (Sunday) |
| Age (as of 2022) | 35 Years |
| Birthplace | Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| School | St. Anne’s Girls High School, Ranchi |
| College/University | • Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Delhi • Gossner College, Ranchi |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 14 May 2022 |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Amrit Minj |
| Parents |
Father– Name Not Known (worked in a post office) Mother– Name Not Known (worked in a post office) |
| Siblings | Sister– Reema Rani Tirkey |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ruparani Tirkey
- Ruparani Tirkey is an Indian lawn bowler who is known for being part of the Indian quartet that reached the final of the Lawn Bowls match on 1 August 2022 at the Commonwealth Games by the score of 17-9 against New Zealand. She works as the Director of Sports & Youth Affairs in West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- Rupa played kabaddi before lawn bowl. She took up lawn bowl when one of her relatives said that she should take up a game that has more individually. She won a good stipend and that is when she realized that lawn bowl was better than kabaddi.
- In an interview, Ruparani said that the position of a skipper in the team is very challenging. She said that they were provided with coaching till 2018 but after the Covid-19 pandemic, due to a lack of funds with the federation, they trained themselves.
- In an interview, after winning the semi-final in CWG 2022, she expressed her happiness and said,
We cannot express our feelings in words. We have fought as a team and now our journey doesn’t end here. We have to play in a similar fashion against South Africa and do what hasn’t been done before.”
- In an interview, their team manager Anju Luthra talked about their win and said,
I am like their mother, I am attached with them since 2009. It’s a long journey, they’re like my daughters, my family. Getting a medal is important, because when we go back to India, the federation always says ‘what have you done?’, so we want to prove that we are not less than any other game.”
- After qualifying for the final in CWG, she said that everybody knew MS Dhoni who belonged to Ranchi, but nobody was aware of who they were even when they belonged to the same place.
Ruparani Tirkey with MS Dhoni