Smit Singh

Smit Singh (born 18 January 1991) is an international sportsperson of Indian national shooting team. He is the present National Record holder of India in skeet shooting at the score of 123 out of 125 which he established at the ISSF World Cup, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates in April 2013.

Smit started his international sports career with participation in the Asian Shooting Championships in December 2007. He won his first international gold medal at Asian Clay Shooting Championships, February 2008 at the age of 17. Later in the same year, he won Silver and Bronze medal at the South Asian Shooting Championships, November 2008. He won India its first world level medal in skeet shooting with a bronze trophy at International Junior Cup held in Orimattila, Finland, July 2011. He won two gold medals at the 35th National Games, Kerala, India in February 2015. He has participated in many international sports championships including four World Championships (Germany, 2010| Serbia, 2011| Peru, 2013| Italy, 2015) and XVI Asian Games, China in November 2010.

An Indian Express report (September 2010), states that Smit travelled to many rural and tribal regions of India to intern with social movements.

Smit is a student at University of Oxford.

Smit's father Dhanwant Singh is General Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Dhanwant Singh was elected Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) twice 1992 - 1997 and 1997 - 2002 from Dhuri Vidhan Sabha constituency.