PRASANTHI SINGH THE THIRD WOMEN INDIAN BASKETBALLER TO RECEIVE ARJUNA AWARD
30/08/2017
Prashanti Singh, the 33-year-old shooting guard born in Varanasi, was conferred the prestigious Arjuna Award by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on National Sports Day, August 29. Singh was among a list of 17 Indian athletes to receive the Arjuna Award on Tuesday, The award includes statuettes, certificates and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each.
Prasanthi, Singh becomes the 20th Indian basketball player to receive the Arjuna Award and was the third woman on the list.
The last Indian basketballer to receive an Arjuna was also a woman: Geethu Anna Rahul in 2014.
She holds the national record for most number of medals (22) in national championships for Delhi while she was an employee for MTNL. She has represented the national team in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, and six FIBA Asia Women’s Championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Kerala Basketball Association Congratulates Singh for her achievements