Rupa Rani Tirkey Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Lawn bowler
Known for	Being the part of the Indian quartet that won the Lawn Bowls event at the Commonwealth Games 2022, defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final (India's first-ever medal in the sport) against New Zealand
Physical Stats & More
[1]Gold Coast 2018 Height	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
[2]Gold Coast 2018 Weight	in kilograms- 68 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Bowls career
Medals	• Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (2009) held in Malaysia Bronze in triples and fours • Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (2019) held in Australia Bronze in triples • Commonwealth Games (2022) held in Birminghum Gold in fours
Coach	• Madhukant Pathak (a former cricket umpire) • Richard Gayle
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 September 1987 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2022)	35 Years
Birthplace	Ranchi, Jharkhand
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ranchi, Jharkhand
School	St. Anne's Girls High School, Ranchi
College/University	• Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Delhi • Gossner College, Ranchi
Education Qualification	Bachelor of Arts in History
Religion	Christianity
Address	Raja Bungalow Compound, Sujata Chowk
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29 January 2022
Family
Husband/Spouse	Amrit Minj (engineer)
Parents	Father- Ujjwal Tirkey (worked in the office of the superintendent of railway police, Tatanagar) Mother- Amita Tirkey (worked in a post office) Note: After Ruparani’s father passed away, her mother was given the post office position, which was previously held by her father.
Siblings	Sister- Raina Rani Tirkey (sports teacher at Tirkey Bishop School, Doranda)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rupa Rani Tirkey

• Rupa Rani Tirkey is an Indian lawn bowler who is known for being the skipper of the Indian quartet that won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. The women’s fours team at CWG 2022 comprised Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third), and Rupa Rani Tirkey (skip). Rupa Rani works as the Director of Sports & Youth Affairs in West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

• Rupa did not start her career with lawn bowl. In an interview, she talked about this and said,
  

  Before joining lawn balls, I played kabaddi and basketball at the national level. Meanwhile, a well-wisher told me about lawn ball. I didn’t know about this game then. I liked it when I started playing.”

• In an interview, Rupa Rani said that the position of a skipper in the team is very challenging. She said that they were provided coaching till 2018 but after the Covid-19 pandemic, due to a lack of funds at the federation, they trained themselves.

• In an interview, after winning the semi-final in CWG 2022, she expressed her happiness and said,
  

  We cannot express our feelings in words. We have fought as a team and now our journey doesn’t end here. We have to play in a similar fashion against South Africa and do what hasn’t been done before.”

• In an interview, their team manager Anju Luthra talked about their win and said,
  

  I am like their mother, I am attached with them since 2009. It’s a long journey, they’re like my daughters, my family. Getting a medal is important, because when we go back to India, the federation always says ‘what have you done?’, so we want to prove that we are not less than any other game.”

• After qualifying for the final in CWG, she expressed her disappointment over the fact that people only knew one sportsperson hailing from Ranchi which was MS Dhoni and nobody knew about her.
  

  Rupa Rani Tirkey with MS Dhoni

• The students of Gossner College, Ranchi have congratulated Roopa Rani Tirkey for her stupendous victory.