Pratibha Patil on 29 August 2008. Biography Born in 1981, Avneet did her schooling from St. Joseph's Convent School in Bathinda. She started her shooting career in 2001 from the Dasmesh Girls’ College, Badal. Impressing all with her calibre, in a short span of six years, she reached the top and secured a gold and a silver medal in the 18th Commonwealth Games—2006, held at Melbourne (Australia). She started her shooting career in 2001 while pursuing her Bachelor in Computer Applications degree from Dasmesh Girls College, Badal, the native village of S. Parkash Singh Badal. She completed her master's degree in English literature in 2005. She has won around 60 medals in various national and international events. She worked as Assistant Manager in Air India. Acknowledging the glory that renowned shooter Avneet Kaur Sidhu of Bathinda has brought to her home state, the Punjab government has decided to honour her by offering the post of deputy superintendent of police (DSP). Personal life She is married to the former Indian hockey captain Rajpal Singh and the couple have one child. References Indian female sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Living people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic shooters of India Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Arjuna Award Asian Games medalists in shooting 1981 births Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games Sportswomen from Punjab, India Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games