Tania Choudhury (born 13 June 1995) is a female international Indian lawn bowler.[1] She hails from Guwahati, an Engineering graduate from Assam Engineering College and an MBA from the Tezpur University, Assam.

Tania Choudhury
Choudhury in August 2022
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 28)
Guwahati, Assam, India
Medal record
Representing  India
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur fours
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gold Coast singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gold Coast triples

Bowls career edit

World Championships edit

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia, which resulted in cancellation following the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] She was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[3] She participated in the women's singles and the women's triples events.[4]

Commonwealth Games edit

Choudhury has represented India at two Commonwealth Games in 2010 when she became the youngest lawn bowls player to compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games[5] where her triples team finished top of Pool B but missed out on a bronze medal after losing to England in the play off. Four years later she competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]

In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]

Asia Pacific edit

Choudhury has won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships. She won a fours bronze medal in 2009 and a double bronze in the singles and triples at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  3. ^ "Team India for the World Championship 2023". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Meet the Young Guwahatian - Tania Choudhury (Lawn Bowl Player)". Guwahati Daily News.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  9. ^ "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.