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Randhir Singh, an offspring of the royal family of Patiala in Punjab, was born on 18 October 1946 in Patiala. True to his royal lineage, the gun became Randhir's ally from an early age.
In 1964, making his debut in the senior National Championship, Randhir Singh bagged the Gold Medal in the Team (Trap) event and repeated the feat in the next year. Three years later in 1968, he clinched the National Championship in individual Skeet and a Gold both in Team Skeet and Team Trap. Randhir won the National Championship in Individual Trap three years on the trot from 1980 to 1982.
He represented India in six Olympics and three Asian Games. In the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games, Randhir became the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in Asian games. At the Pesta Sukan Shooting Championship in Singapore in 1969, Randhir put up an outstanding performance to win four Gold Medals in Trap and Skeet events.
In addition to his achievements in the shooting range, Randhir Singh has made a mark as an efficient sports administrator. He has been the Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association since 1987 and serving the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in the same position since 1991.
During 24th OCA General Assembly held in Guangzhou on September 9, 2005, President OCA presented Randhir Singh the "OCA Award of Merit" for his outstanding contribution to Asian sports.
