Subedar Major

Chain Singh

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Singh at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 37) Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, India[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Military career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Rank	Subedar Major
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	50 m rifle 3 positions 10 m air rifle
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	5 (1 September 2025)
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  India World Cup 2021 New Delhi 50 m air rifle 3 positions team 2022 Changwon 50 m air rifle 3 positions team 2025 Buenos Aires 50 m air rifle 3 positions Asian Games 2014 Incheon 50 m air rifle 3 positions Asian Championships 2014 Kuwait City 10 m air rifle 2025 Shymkent 50 m air rifle 3 positions team 2019 Doha 50 m air rifle 3 positions team South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati 10 m air rifle 2016 Guwahati 10 m air rifle team 2016 Guwahati 50 m air rifle prone 2016 Guwahati 50 m air rifle prone team 2016 Guwahati 50 m air rifle 3 positions 2016 Guwahati 50 m air rifle 3 positions team 2019 Kathmandu 50 m air rifle 3 positions Junior Asian Championships 2009 Doha 10 m air rifle

Subedar Major Chain Singh (born 5 April 1989) is an Indian sport shooter and a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, where he first learned and honed his skills in shooting in 2007. Specializing in rifle events, Singh has represented India at various prestigious international competitions, including the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Chain Singh was a bronze medalist in the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in South Korea. He won a bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle three positions event, scoring 441.7 points to finish behind two Chinese shooters - Cao Yifei and Zhu Qinan - who scored 455.5 and 455.2 points respectively.^[2]

Singh won an individual gold medal in the 7th Asian Airgun Championship which was held in Kuwait from 7 March to 15 March. His final score was 206 points. followed by Qin Cong and Liu Zhiguo of China.

The National Games of India 2015 was held from 31 January to 14 February across seven districts of Kerala, India.[1] It was the second time that Kerala had hosted the national games. Singh won 3 individual medals (2 Gold and 1 Bronze) followed by 3 team gold medals in all 3 Rifle shooting events. He set a national record in the 50-metre 3-position event by earning 1181/1200 points, which was also his personal best. He participated in two events in the International Shooting Competition at Hannover, Germany during April 2015. In the FR Prone he won Gold and in Air Rifle Silver.

Singh bagged six gold medals in the 12th South Asian Games held at Guwahati in India in 2016. He won all his events and secured his spot for the Rio Olympics.^[3]

Singh has represented the country in Rio Olympic Games in rifle shooting (50 m 3-position event) which was held in Brazil, where he placed 23rd.

Singh won more than 65 medals in National Shooting Championships.

Singh represented India at XXI Commonwealth Games in shooting sport, held at Gold Coast Australia from 4 April to 15 April 2018, where he placed 4th in 50 m rifle prone men event and 5th in 50 m rifle 3 position event.

Chain Singh won silver medal at ISSF world cup (Grand Prix) Munich in Germany 2018 with a score of 627.9 points in the 50-meter rifle prone event.

13th South Asian games were held in Kathmandu 2019. Chain Singh of INDIA secured the 1st place in 50m rifle 3 position event by scoring 1179/1200.

Mr Singh won Gold in 50m rifle 3position team event with the score in Qualification round1 1320 points. followed by Q2. scored 875 points.

Chain Singh also won Team Silver in 50m Rifle 3position event by scoring Q1. 1313 points followed by Q2. 878 points.

Chain singh also won Individual BRONZE in 50m rifle 3position event with the score of 589 in Qualification round followed by 443.7 points in finals.

Mr Singh also got team silver in asian shooting championship Kazakhstan 2025 in 50m rifle 3position team.

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