Sift Kaur Samra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sift Kaur Samra (born 9 September 2001) is an Indian sports shooter. She holds the world record in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event, achieved while winning the gold medal in the event at the 2022 Asian Games.[1] She has also represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event.
Samra was born into an agricultural family engaged in the rice trade. She was first introduced to shooting by her cousin, Sekhon, who was a shotgun shooter. At the age of nine, she first had the taste of shooting at a shooting range in Punjab.[2] She initially enrolled in the MBBS programme at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, but later discontinued it to focus on shooting.[3] She later pursued a Bachelor of Physical Education at Guru Nanak Dev University, alongside her sporting career.
