Name of the Sportsperson: Divya Singh
Discipline: Basketball
Date of Birth: 21- 07- 1982
State: Delhi
Achievements and Awards
• 2006 Captain of the Indian Basketball team at Commonwealth Games Melbourne (Australia)
• 2006 Outstanding Player Honour by Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi Old Students’ Association
• 2005 Best Player in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship
• 2004 Century Sports Award by Centaury Sports Club
• 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 chancellorof the Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• 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
• 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
• Bronze Medal in 20th Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2003, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
• Gold Medal in 53rd Senior National Basketball Championship, 2003, Hyderabad, AP
Profile
Divya Singh was born on 21 July 1982 and was a former captain of the India women's national basketball team. Divya led the Indian women's basketball team at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
Divya is from Varanasi, which has had a reputation of being uniquely illustrious in churning out national-level basketball talents. Her early inspiration to get into the game as an adolescent was her older sister Priyanka, who received notable basketball success herself when she got a chance to play for her state team.
In two years, Divya’s casual dribbling drills morphed into serious interest in the game, and at 14, she got her first call-up to the Varanasi District Junior Team. Two years later, she was called up to play for the seniors. She was in her senior year at high school when she got her call-up to represent her state Uttar Pradesh (UP) in the senior nationals.
She is considered to be one of the best women cagers in India, known for her game skills, leadership qualities, academic strength and personality. She is currently Studying Sports Management at University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware and working as an assistant women's basketball coach for UD.
