Randhir Singh

Shooter, Sports administrator

Indian Patiala, Patiala State, India

Quick Info

ProfessionShooter, Sports administrator
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/10/1946
Age79 years (died on 27, May, 2026)
BirthplacePatiala, Patiala State, India
Date of Death27/05/2026

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameRaja Randhir Singh
Famous forBeing an Olympian and sports administrator

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight65 Kg (143 lbs)
Eye ColourBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolYadavindra Public School, Patiala
College/UniversitySt. Stephen's College, Delhi
DegreeBachelor of Arts (BA) in History

Personal Life

ReligionSikhism
CasteBhati Rajput
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
AddressShanti Farm Village, Chandanhula, Mehrauli, New Delhi - 110030
Hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Reading books

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Wife/Spouse
  • Uma Kumari
  • Vinita Singh (Daughter of businessman Vipin Khanna)
Children
  • Mahima
  • Sunaina (Sports administrator)
  • Rajeshwari (With Vinita Singh, shooter)

Family

FatherBhalindra Singh
MotherPushpa Kumari
Siblings
  • Jaya Kumari
  • Padmesh Kumari (Murdered in 2003)
Other Relatives
GrandfatherMaharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
GrandmotherJaswant Kaur
Son-in-law
  • Kynan Chenai (Rajeshwari's husband, shooter)
  • Raminder Takhar (Mahima's husband)
GranddaughterSiya Kumari
CousinCaptain Amarinder Singh (Former Punjab chief minister)
NieceShagun Khanna

Career

As a shooter
  • 1964 - Gold at Trap Shooting, Indian National Championships (team)
  • 1964–1984 - Competed at five Olympic Games (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984) in mixed trap, best finish 17th (1968)
  • 1965 - Gold at Trap Shooting, Indian National Championships (team, title defended)
  • 1967 - Gold at Skeet Shooting, Indian National Championships (individual)
  • 1978 - Gold at Trap Shooting, Asian Games, Bangkok
  • 1982 - Silver at Asian Games, Delhi
  • 1994 - Competed at Asian Games, Hiroshima (last international competition)
As sports administrator
  • 1984 - Elected Joint Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
  • 1987–2012 - Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
  • 1987–2010 - Member of governing board of Sports Authority of India
  • 1991–2015 - Secretary General of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
  • 1998–2007 - Founder Secretary General of Afro-Asian Games Council
  • 2001–2014 - Member of International Olympic Committee (IOC), elected at 112th IOC Session, Moscow
  • 2002 - Member of Executive Board of Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC)
  • 2003–2005 - Member of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board
  • 2003 - Organised Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad
  • 2010 - Vice Chairman of Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, Delhi
  • 2014 - Honorary Member of International Olympic Committee (IOC)
  • 2015–2021 - Life Vice President of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
  • 2019 - Chairman of Coordination Committee of 2022 Asian Games
  • 2021 - Acting President of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
  • 2023 - Declared 19th Asian Games closed, Hangzhou; OCA elections nullified
  • 2024 - Elected President of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), first Indian to hold the position

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Randhir Singh was born in the royal family of Patiala which was deeply associated with Indian sport.
2. His father Bhalindra Singh was a member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the Indian Olympic Association.
3. His uncle Yadavindra Singh played a key role in organising the first Asian Games in Delhi in 1951.
4. He was introduced to the sport by his aunt at an early age.
5. Singh made his competitive senior debut as an eighteen-year-old when he was part of the winning trap shooting team at the Indian National Championships in 1964.
6. He was the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, which he achieved in the trap event in the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games.
7. Singh was instrumental in the organising of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010.
8. He was elected as a Member of the International Olympic Committee in 2001 at the 112th Session of the IOC in Moscow and was the top voted of all candidates.
9. He suffered a brain stroke in his old age and passed away on 27 May 2026 at his home in New Delhi.
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