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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Imphal, IND |
| Higher education | Business Administration - Bira Mangal College: India |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Listening to music, travelling and cooking. (worldarchery.org, 22 May 2016) |
| Famous relatives | Her mother, M Jamini Devi, is a former archer, who now teaches archery. Her father, Manglem Singh, was coach of the Manipur state handball team. (thenortheasttoday.com, 22 May 2016; shethepeople.tv, 27 Apr 2016; kanglaonline.com, 14 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Dharmendra Tiwari [national], IND; Purnima Mahato, IND |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport in 1996 at the Sport Authority of India [SAI] Academy in Imphal, Manipur. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Bom (thehindu.com, 30 Jul 2012; worldarchery.org, 22 May 2016) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (olympicgoldquest.in, 22 Jul 2013; shethepeople.tv, 27 Apr 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her mother M Jamini Devi, a state archery coach in India, introduced her to the sport. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | "My mother is my motivation as she herself was an archer."(kanglaonline.com, 14 Jul 2012) |
| Awards and honours | In 2012 she received an Arjuna Award, a sports prize from the Indian government that recognises outstanding sporting achievement. (olympicgoldquest.in, 22 Jul 2013) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2007 |
| Competing for | India |
| Tournament | World Cup |
| Location | Antalya, TUR |