Born: October 18, 1946, Patiala, India. Age: 77
Raja Randhir is the fourth generation of a sporting family. His uncle, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, was a test cricketer for India and his father, Raja Bjalindra Singh, was an IOC Member from 1947-92.
Education
*Senior Cambridge - Yadavindra Public School, Patiala (India);
*B.A. in History from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (India)
Sports Practised
*Shooting (trap and skeet), golf, swimming, squash, cricket
Sports career
Olympic Games (5): Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. (Reserve shooter at Tokyo 1964).
Asian Games (4): Bangkok 1978 – Individual Gold Medal in Shooting - Trap; New Delhi 1982 – Individual Bronze Medal in Shooting – Trap and Team Silver in Shooting - Trap; Seoul 1986 and Hiroshima 1994.
Commonwealth Games (1): Edmonton 1978
Sports Administration
*OCA: Secretary General, 1991-2015. Life Vice President, 2015 – present. Acting President, 2021 - present
*Hon. Secretary General, Indian Olympic Association, 1987-2014
*Member of the governing body, Sports Authority of India, 1987-2010
*Founder Secretary General, Afro-Asian Games Council, 1998-2007
*Member of the ANOC Executive Council, 2002 to present
*IOC Representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board, 2003-2005
*Member of WADA's Finance and Administration Committee, 2005
*Chair - Asian Games Coordination Committee 2019 -
Awards and distinctions
*Arjuna Award - India’s highest Sports Award, 1979
*Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award - State Sports Award, 1979
*OCA Award of Merit, 2005
*Merit Award from ANOC, 2006
*Olympic Order, Silver, 2014
*Honorary Doctorate, Literature in Sports Science from Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Government of India.
IOC History
Member of the IOC from 2001 to 2014
Honorary Member since 2014
Member of the following IOC commissions:
*Olympic Games Study, 2002-2003
*Sport for All (2004-2013), Women and Sport (2006-2013)
*Coordination for the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010
*International Olympic Truce Foundation, 2007
