Ajmer Singh Chopra (born 1953) is an Indian basketball player who was awarded the country's highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award, in 1982. He represented the country in the

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and in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Ajmer2

According to ''The Hindu'', Singh was "a rough and tough player and his sole aim was to score as many baskets as possible. A dedicated man, he was remarkable for his appetite for baskets. As a result, he emerged as one of the top 10 shooters in the 1980 Moscow Olympics."

Sporting career

Singh moved to Kota, which had a tradition in basketball. He played for the

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team and later moved to the

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team. The high point of his career was the Moscow Olympics where his performance was rated highly. His average per game at the 1980 Olympics was 21 points, with the next best scorer from the Indian team,

Radhey Shyam Radhey Shyam Vijayrania (1 May 1953 – 19 August 2006) was an Indian basketball player who represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi. He was the second best scorer from the Indian team averaging 14 points ...

, averaging 14 points. Singh scored nearly a third of India's points in the competition. Ajmer has played a total of 22 national championships for

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...

, Rajasthan, and Railways, and finished with 8 gold medals. In 1982, he was conferred the Arjuna Award.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Ajmer Olympic basketball players for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Haryana Indian men's basketball players Living people 1953 births People from Karnal