Sift Kaur Samra

Sift Kaur Samra (born 9 September 2001) is an Indian sports shooter. She holds the world record in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event, achieved while winning the gold medal in the event at the 2022 Asian Games. She has also represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event.

Early life Samra was born into an agricultural family engaged in the rice trade. She was first introduced to shooting by her cousin, Sekhon, who was a shotgun shooter. At the age of nine, she first had the taste of shooting at a shooting range in Punjab. She initially enrolled in the MBBS programme at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, but later discontinued it to focus on shooting. She later pursued a Bachelor of Physical Education at Guru Nanak Dev University, alongside her sporting career.

Career 2023: In September, Sift broke the world record held by Britain’s Seonaid McIntosh, by a margin of 2.6 points.Samra scored a total of 469.6 points, 154.6 in kneeling, 157.9 in prone and 157.1 in standing elimination to beat Qiongyue Zhang of China.

She won a bronze on debut at the ISSF World Cup in the 50m rifle 3P.