(New Delhi) 13 Members Exepert Committee Formed to Review Sports Code
Olympic bronze-medallist shooter Gagan Narang,
former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia and
national badminton coach Pulella Gopichand
have been named in a 13-member expert committee formed by the Sports Ministry to review the controversial Draft National Sports Code 2017
Besides the trio, the committee will also have World Championships bronze-medallist long jumper Anju Bobby George. The expert committee will be headed by Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Mukundakam Sharma as its chairman.
The panel will also feature a representative from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has rejected the document in current form as it seeks to put an age and tenure cap on sports administrators.
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13 Members Expert Committee Formed to Review Sports Code
Wrestling Coach Anoop Singh+Paralympics Naval Singh Approved For Dronacharya Awards
[New Delhi] Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh Approved For Dronacharya Awards
Indian Sports Ministry approved Five names for Dronacharya Awards
Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Awards
Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Anoop and Naval’s names were approved on the basis of current performance (2011-2014), while Nihar Amin (swimming), S R Singh (boxing) and Harbans Singh (athletics) were selected in the ‘Lifetime Achievement Category’ in which achievements over a period of 20 years is taken into account.
The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, are given to honour eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international competitions.
Three-time national champion and international wrestler, Anoop has guided top grapplers such as Sushil Kumar+Yogeshwar Dutt+ Satyawart Kadian+Bajrang+Amit Dahiya, and around 58 wrestlers to achieve their dream.
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