Rupa Rani Tirkey (born 27 September 1987) is a female international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

from India.

Bowls career

World Championships

In 2020, she was selected for the

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in Australia, which resulted in cancellation following the

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. She was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.

Commonwealth Games

Tirkey has represented India at four

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in the triples at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, the triples and fours at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, in the pairs and fours at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

and in the triples and fours at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

. In the 2018 competition the Women's fours won section B and just failed out on winning a medal after losing to Malta in the quarter finals. In the 2022 competition, she was part of the Women's fours Indian team, along with ( Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh and

Nayanmoni Saikia Nayanmoni Saikia (born 21 September 1988) is a female Indian international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championship In 2023, she was selected by the Indian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 Worl ...

) which won the gold medal beating South Africa in the final, 17-10.

Asia Pacific Championships

Tirkey has won three medals at the

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; the latest medal success was a

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at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the

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Asian Championships

In the

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, Tirkey has won bronze medal in women's triples in 2014 followed by silver in women's triples and bronze in women's fours, both in 2016. In 2023, she won the fours gold medal at the 14th

in Kuala Lumpur.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tirkey, Rupa Rani 1987 births Living people Indian bowls players Indian sportspeople Commonwealth Games competitors for India Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games People from Ranchi Sportswomen from Jharkhand