Overview
Akanksha Singh is an Indian basketball player who has represented India at the senior international level. A long-serving member of the national women's team, she has competed in continental tournaments organised by FIBA Asia and has played in domestic competitions in India.
Key facts
| Name | Akanksha Singh |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Level | Senior international (India women's national team) |
Background
Akanksha Singh comes from a family closely associated with Indian basketball. Several of her sisters, including Divya Singh, Pratima Singh and Prashanti Singh, have also represented India at the international level, making the Singh sisters one of the most recognised basketball families in the country.
Career
Akanksha has been part of the Indian women's national basketball team in tournaments held under the FIBA Asia umbrella, including the FIBA Asia Women's Championship (later restructured as the FIBA Women's Asia Cup). At domestic level she has featured in national-level competitions organised by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), playing for her state and for institutional teams in the senior national basketball championships.
Significance
Along with her sisters, Akanksha Singh is part of a notable contingent of women players from Uttar Pradesh who have helped raise the profile of women's basketball in India during the 2000s and 2010s. The collective international careers of the Singh sisters have been frequently cited in Indian sports media as an example of sustained family contribution to a single sport.
Related topics
- India women's national basketball team
- Basketball Federation of India
- Prashanti Singh
- Divya Singh
- Pratima Singh
- FIBA Women's Asia Cup
- Basketball in India
References
- Wikidata: Q4700265