Nayanmoni Saikia

Nayanmoni Saikia (born 21 September 1988) is a female Indian international lawn bowler.[1]

Nayanmoni Saikia
Saikia in August 2022
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988
Golaghat, Assam
Medal record
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birminghamfours
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
2018 Xinxiangfours
2017 New Delhitriples

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

Saikia has represented India at three Commonwealth Games; in the triples and fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[2] in the pairs and fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[1] and in the pairs and fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3] In the 2022 competition, she was part of the Indian Women's fours team, along with Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh and Rupa Rani Tirkey which won gold medal beating South Africa in the final, 17-10.[4][5]

Asian Championships

In the Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, Saikia has won gold in women's triples in 2017 and bronze in women's fours in 2018.[6] She has been awarded Arjuna Award in 2022 by Government of India.

References
  1. "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Nayanmoni SAIKIA - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. "Nayanmoni Saikia - Player Profile". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. "Nayanmoni Saikia - Birmingham 2022 Results". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "Result: Women's Fours - Gold Medal Match". results.birmingham2022.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. "CWG 2022: India bag historic gold in women's fours lawn bowls event". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. "Results - Bowling Federation of India". Bowling Federation of India. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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