Tatura’s Rajwinder Singh claims silver medal at Pan Pacific World Masters Games

A junior national champion in her home country and South Asian gold medallist, Singh took a break from the sport after moving to Australia from India in 1990 at the age of 24.

After a 26-year hiatus, Singh would take up the sport again in 2017, making a triumphant comeback with a silver at the Perth World Masters Games.

Singh has also won gold in shot put and silver in discus when she represented Australia in the Masters National Championships in Canberra.

A full-time nurse, Singh said the pandemic and her work obligations had gotten in the way of her training commitments in the past year.

“This year I was not as prepared because of COVID, it has been so busy and I didn’t have time for training this year,” Singh said.

“This year I was not that prepared, I trained for about a month and a half, not much this year.

Having clinched a silver medal after a couple of years away from the sport, Singh said she was excited about what the future holds.

“I will really train now and devote some time to my training, it’s a good way to keep fit, and a good excuse to travel and take a holiday.”