Raja Randhir Singh is a former Olympic-level trap and skeet shooter and now sports administrator.
Background
He was born to Raja Bhalindra Singh, son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. His father Raja Bhalender Singh was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1947 to 1992 and helped bring the 9th Asian Games back to New Delhi in 1982.
Education
He was educated in Colonel Brown School, Dehra Dun and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Saint Stephen"s College, Delhi.He is married to Rani Uma Kumari of Sirmur.
Career
He is currently the sole representative for India on the International Olympic Committee. He comes from a family of influential sporting administrators. He made his competitive senior shooting debut as an eighteen-year-old when he was part of the winning trap shooting team at the Indian National Championships in 1964.
He competed at five Olympic Games from 1968 to 1984 in Mixed Trap.
He was the second Indian, after Karni Singh, to compete at five Olympics. His best Olympic performance was 17th at the 1968 Olympics, two points behind Karni Singh and four points from bronze.
He also competed at four Asian Games, winning a medal of each color. He is the only senior office bearer of the controversial Organizing committee who has so far enjoyed clean image unlike many others
Recently he was re-elected for the sixth time the Secretary General of the OCA. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature in sports science from Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education.
Membership
He has been Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association since 1987, Secretary General of Olympic Council of Asia since 1991, and member of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 - 2014, and member of the Association of National Olympic Committees Executive Board since 2002. He has also served as member of the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board (2003–2005) and on the following commissions: Olympic Games Study (2002–2003), Sport for All (since 2004), Women and Sport (since 2006), Coordination for the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010 (since 2008). Olympic Truce Foundation (since 2007).