Randhir Singh Age, Caste, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Raja Randhir Singh
Profession(s)	• Shooter • Sports administrator
Famous for	Being an Olympian and sports administrator
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight (approx.)	65 Kg (143 lbs)
Eye Colour	Black
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
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 1979– Arjuna Award • 1979– Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award • 2005– Merit Award from Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) • 2006– Merit Award from Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) • 2014– Olympic Order (Silver) • Honorary Doctorate of Literature from Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Government of India
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 October 1946 (Friday)
Birthplace	Patiala, Patiala State, India (later Punjab, India)
Date of Death	27 May 2026
Place of Death	Delhi
Age (at the time of death)	79 Years
Death Cause	Illness due to age
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Patiala, Punjab
School	Yadavindra Public School, Patiala
College/University	St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Bhati Rajput
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Address	Shanti Farm Village, Chandanhula, Mehrauli, New Delhi - 110030
Hobbies	• Travelling • Reading books
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	• Uma Kumari • Vinita Singh (Daughter of businessman Vipin Khanna)
Children	Daughter(s)- 3 • Mahima • Sunaina (Sports administrator) • Rajeshwari (With Vinita Singh, shooter)
Parents	Father- Bhalindra Singh Mother- Pushpa Kumari
Siblings	Sister(s)- 3 • Jaya Kumari • Padmesh Kumari (Murdered in 2003)
Other Relatives	Grandfather- Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala Grandmother- Jaswant Kaur Son-in-law- Kynan Chenai (Rajeshwari's husband, shooter) Son-in-law- Raminder Takhar (Mahima's husband) Granddaughter- Siya Kumari Cousin- Captain Amarinder Singh (Former Punjab chief minister) Niece- Shagun Khanna

Some Lesser Known Facts About Randhir Singh

• Randhir Singh was born in the royal family of Patiala which was deeply associated with Indian sport.

• His father Bhalindra Singh was a member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the Indian Olympic Association.

• His uncle Yadavindra Singh played a key role in organising the first Asian Games in Delhi in 1951.

• He was introduced to the sport by his aunt at an early age.

• 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.

• He competed in the mixed trap event in five Olympic Games for India.

• He won the gold medal in the trap event in the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games and was the first Indian shooter to win a gold at the Asian Games.

• He started his sports administration career in 1984 when he was elected as Joint Secretary of the Indian Olympic Association.
  

  Randhir Singh during an event

• Singh last participated in an international shooting competition at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. It was at this meeting that he was the first to participate in the Asian Games as an office bearer of a continental sports organisation.

• The same year, he decided to stop competing in shooting.

• In 2003, his sister Padmesh Kumari was shot in a circuit house in Shimla by Dhirendra Walia, one of the caretakers of his farmhouse ‘Shanti Farms’ at Chattarpur, New Delhi.

• After an argument, Walia fired at her. He was arrested within hours, by police. At that time, Randhir Singh was in London.

• Singh was instrumental in the organising of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010 and was the Vice Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Games.

• 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 the candidates.
  

  Randhir Singh during an international event

• He was an IOC member until 2014 and honorary member since then. Singh has been the Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) from 2008 to 2015 and Life Vice President of OCA from 2015 to 2021.

• The body’s 44th General Assembly elected him as the President of the Olympic Council of Asia in September 2024, which marked his first time in the role, and the first Indian to do so.

• He was elected to a four-year term, but never served it out because of poor health.

• In his old age, Singh suffered a brain stroke and was unable to be cured. He passed away at his home in New Delhi around 10:30 am on 27 May 2026. The funeral was held at Haridwar the next day.
  

  Family members of Randhir Singh during his cremation

• He is survived by his wife Vinita and daughters Mahima, Sunaina and Rajeshwari.

• Former president of Punjab Shooting Association Gurbir Singh Sandhu, who is also the father of former world champion Manavjit Sandhu, said it was a big blow to shooting sport and the Olympic movement.