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Ace shooter Shreyasi Singh selected for Paris Olympics

Patna, June 21 (UNI) Ace shooter, and BJP MLA Shreyasi Singh has been selected to participate in the Paris Olympics 2024 beginning on July 26.
Singh, a rifle shooter who had won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games, got a spot in the 21-member shooting team for the Paris Olympics. She is the daughter of former Union Minister Digvijay Singh and, at present, a BJP MLA from Jamui constituency.
On her selection in the Olympics squad, Singh said it was the dream of her father to play in the Olympics and bring a gold medal for the country. Now her father was no more, but she would try her best to win a gold medal at the Olympics and fulfill his dream.
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