Dinesh Kumar is an Indian lawn bowls player. He came into limelight in August 2022 when he created history along with his teammates Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and Sunil Bahadur by winning the silver medal in the Lawn Bowls Fours event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham. In the final, the Indian lawn bowls team lost to England 5–18 at Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa.
India’s silver medalists Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh (second from right), and Dinesh Kumar (first from right) pose during the medal ceremony of the Men’s Four Lawn Bowls – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Wiki/Biography
Dinesh Kumar was born on Sunday, 16 June 1977 (age 45 years; as in 2022) in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He completed his schooling from St. John’s High School, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Later, he joined Ranchi University, India to pursue higher education.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
There is not much information about his family.
livelihood
In 2010, he participated in the National Bowls Championships held in Delhi in the men’s doubles category and secured third place in the pool. In the same year, he competed in the triples events at the Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. In 2014, she competed in the pairs and fours events at the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow. During the four events, the Indian lawn bowls men’s team lost the bronze medal to Australia in the playoff match. In 2018, he competed at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and competed in the triples and fours events. In these games, the Indian lawn bowls men’s team lost to Wales in the quarter-finals. In 2019, she competed at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships held in Gold Coast, Queensland and won a bronze medal in the triples event. In 2020, Dinesh Kumar participated in the World Outdoor Bowls Championship held in Australia.
Dinesh Kumar posing after winning medal in Lawn Bowls Championship
medal
Commonwealth Games 2022: Silver medal in four in Birmingham
Asia Pacific Bowls Championship2019: Bronze medal in triples in Gold Coast
Facts/General Knowledge
- Dinesh Kumar is a part of Bowling Federation of India for regular training and practice in lawn bowls.
Dinesh Kumar (far right) with members of the Indian Bowling Federation.
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn