Divya Singh (

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:'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

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. She is known for her game skills, leadership qualities, academic strength and personality. She has done sports management at the

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, (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

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. She was also a part of the Indian National Women's Basketball Team as an assistant coach in the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014. She works in

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, 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.

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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

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. He has played many nationals from

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and junior

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. He is a student in

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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

*3 to 10 June 2007,

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- winner in Pool-B at

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Asia Championship for Women *15 to 26 March 2006,

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as captain *7 to 12 March 2006,

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Friendly Match Series *22 to 25 September 2006,

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- Gold in First Phuket International Invitational Basketball Championship *13 to 19 January 2005,

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- Silver in 20th

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Championship for Senior Women *29 October to 2 November,

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- Bronze in

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International Invitational Basketball Championship for Senior Women

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

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of the

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, Varanasi *2004 - Century

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by Centaury Sports Club *2005 - Best Player in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship *2006 - Captain of the Indian Basketball team at

(Australia) *2006 - Outstanding Player Honour by Udai Pratap Autonomous College,

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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

*Bronze Medal in 20th Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2003, Vashi, Navi Mumbai *Gold Medal in 53rd Senior National Basketball Championship, 2003,

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, AP *Silver Medal in R.Vaikuntam Cup Basketball Championship for Women, 2005,

*Silver Medal in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2005,

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*Silver Medal in 55th Senior National Basketball Championship, 2005,

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*Silver Medal in 57th Senior National Basketball Championship 2006–07,

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*Silver Medal in 22nd Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2006, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand *Silver Medal in 56th Senior National Basketball Championship, 2006, Pune,

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Academic

* Elementary schooling from Rajershi Shishu Vihar, Uday Pratap College, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh *

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from R.M.K.B.I. College,

* Bachelors in

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from

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from

Family

Singh comes from a family of basketball players. Of her sisters, three are currently members of the Indian

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: **

Prashanti Singh Prashanti Singh (born 5 May 1984, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) is a shooting guard for the India women's national basketball team, Indian national women's basketball team. She is first basketball player in India conferred with National Civilian Awar ...

(currently member of

) **

(currently member of India women's national basketball team) **

Pratima Singh Pratima Singh is a member of the India women's national basketball team, hailing from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. Pratima Singh was born on 6 February 1990 in the Shivpur area in the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Born in Varanasi, her sibl ...

(currently captain Junior India women national basketball team) ** Priyanka Singh ( NIS basketball coach, wife of Manish Kumar who is also an NIS basketball coach)

References

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2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship
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