Divya Singh

Divya Singh (Hindi:'दिव्या सिंह') (born 21 July 1982) is former captain of the Indian National Women's Basketball Team. Singh led the Indian women's basketball team at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. She is known for her game skills, leadership qualities, academic strength and personality. She has done sports management at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, (UD) in the year 2008 to 2010 and worked as a Women's basketball assistant coach for UD. She was assistant coach of the Under 16 Indian Men's basketball team which participated in Vietnam 2011. She was the assistant coach of the Indian Men's team when India won the bronze medal in Lusophony Games in Goa.[1] She was also a part of the Indian National Women's Basketball Team as an assistant coach in the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014.

For the Indian cricketer, see Divya Pratap Singh.

Divya Singh
SportBasketball
PositionGuard/forward
Jersey #4
Career(International)-2002–2007
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality Indian
Born (1982-07-21) 21 July 1982
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
High schoolRMKBI, Varanasi
Former school(s)Rajershi Shishu Vihar

She works in MTNL, Delhi. She comes from the Varanasi's "Basketball Family of India" whose four out of five sisters have either played or playing for Indian national team. Her sisters Prashanti, Akanksha, and Pratima, have represented Indian National Women's Basketball Team. Akanksha Singh is the current captain of the team. Another sister Priyanka Singh is an NIS basketball coach. Together they are also known as Singh Sisters. She has one brother, Vikrant Solanki, who plays football. He has played many nationals from Uttar Pradesh and junior I-league. He is a student in Sri Venkateshwara College in New Delhi

Singh has been a successful coach at many colleges in Delhi including St. Stephen's College and Jesus & Mary College. She is also working as a coach with the Delhi women's basketball team.

International sporting achievements

Awards and achievements
  • 2002 - Best Player Award in Senior UP State Championship, held at Kanpur
  • 2002 - Award for outstanding player from Lucknow Basketball Association
  • 2002 - Award as an outstanding player from Vice chancellor of the Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi
  • 2004 - Century Sports Award by Centaury Sports Club
  • 2005 - Best Player in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship
  • 2006 - Captain of the Indian Basketball team at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne (Australia)
  • 2006 - Outstanding Player Honour by Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi Old Students' Association
  • 2013 - FIBA Level 1 Coaching certificate
  • 2016-17 - Bharat Gaurav Awards for excellence is sports
  • 2017 - Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh

National sporting achievement
Divya Singh in action for Delhi
  • Bronze Medal in 20th Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2003, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
  • Gold Medal in 53rd Senior National Basketball Championship, 2003, Hyderabad, AP
  • Silver Medal in R.Vaikuntam Cup Basketball Championship for Women, 2005, New Delhi
  • Silver Medal in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2005, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
  • Silver Medal in 55th Senior National Basketball Championship, 2005, Ludhiana, Punjab
  • Silver Medal in 57th Senior National Basketball Championship 2006–07, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  • Silver Medal in 22nd Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2006, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
  • Silver Medal in 56th Senior National Basketball Championship, 2006, Pune, Maharashtra

Academic

Family

Singh comes from a family of basketball players. Of her sisters, three are currently members of the Indian India women's national basketball team:

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References
  1. http://hoopistani.blogspot.in/2014/01/india-win-mens-basketball-gold-at-goas.html
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