Sushmitha Singha Roy ( bn, সুস্মিতা সিংহ রায়; born 26 March 1984 in

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) is an Indian heptathlete. She had won a silver and a bronze medal for her respective category at the IAAF Asian Championships (

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in Incheon, South Korea, and

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in Amman, Jordan). Singha Roy qualified for the women's heptathlon at the

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in Beijing, after attaining a B-standard of 5,866 points from the Indian Federation Cup in Bhopal. She initially placed thirty-third out of forty-three heptathletes in the event, with a total score of 5,705 points, but was elevated to a single higher position, when Ukraine's

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stripped of her silver medal for failing the doping test on

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. The following year, Singha Roy suffered numerous setbacks in her sporting career. She finished last out of twenty-six athletes at the

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, with a total tally of 4,983 points, which was farther from her personal best of 6,027, set at a national meet in Bangalore. She also missed out the 2009 Asian Championships in Guangzhou, China, and the Open National Championships in Bhopal, because of her left hamstring injury. Singha Roy eventually came out of rehabilitation in time for her preparation and training to 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 ...

in Delhi, representing the host nation India. Singha Roy nearly missed out of the podium after finishing sixth in the women's heptathlon with a total score of 5,120 points.

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Beijing 2008 Athlete Bio
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