Tania Choudhury

Tania Choudhury (born 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
Full nameTania Choudhury
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995
Guwahati, Assam, India
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportLawnbowls
Medal record
Representing  India
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kuala Lumpurfours
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gold Coastsingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gold Coasttriples

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

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[2] 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.[3]

In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]

World Championships

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[5]

Asia Pacific

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.[6][7]

References
  1. "profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Meet the Young Guwahatian - Tania Choudhury (Lawn Bowl Player)". Guwahati Daily News.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  6. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  7. "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.
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