Description: Prashanti Singh (born 5 May 1984, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) is a shooting guard for the Indian national women's basketball team. She is first basketball player in India conferred with National Civilian Award Padma Shri in 2019. She has been honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in 2017. She has also been conferred with the prestigious Rani Laxmi Bai Bravery Award 2016–17 in the field of sports by Government of Uttar Pradesh. Prashanti ...View More
About: Prashanti is originally from Varanasi and moved to Delhi for her career. In Delhi, she trained and joined MTNL team. She is a graduate in Arts from University of Delhi, India.
Achievements:
Date Award Details March 2019 Padma Shri Awarded by the Government of India August 2017 Arjuna Award Awarded by the Government of India Dec 2016-17 Rani Laxmi Bai Award Outstanding Sports Person award by the Uttar Pradesh Government Dec 2015-16 Poorvanchal Ratna Awarded as Top Sports Person Oct 2015 Shakti Samman Awarded by APN News March 2015 UP ke Sartaj Titled by Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Jan 2015 National Record Set a national record with 23 medals for one team in senior level June 2013 Lokmat Samman Awarded Sportsperson of the Year 2013 in Lucknow Oct 2012 MVP of Mahindra NBA Challenge Awarded MVP of the Mahindra NBA Challenge National Final in New Delhi April 2011 All Star Game Best Player Captained team West & won Best Player award in All Star Game in Mumbai Feb 2011 Top Scorer Award Won Top Scorer award with 129 points (25.8-point/game) in 25th IMG-Reliance Federation Cup 2011 Top Four A Grade Elite Player One of the first-ever ranked Top Four A Grade elite Basketball players in India 2010 Elle Magazine Feature Featured as the first Indian basketball player in the May 2010 edition of Elle Magazine Oct 2006 Century Sports Award Awarded by Century Sports Club, Varanasi Aug 2006 Outstanding Player Honour Honoured by UP College Old Students’ Association for outstanding performance Dec 2002 Best Player Award in UP State School Championship Awarded Best Player in UP State School Championship, held at Ghaziabad
Social Media Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashantisingh/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/prashanti14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/singhprashanti/
Country: India
Ratings: 2.0
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