Six top coaches of the country, including London Olympic Games bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's mentor Yashvir Singh, were today officially named for the prestigious Dronacharya Award. The other five who were picked by the 15-member committee for the award, were athletics coach Virender Poonia, Sunil Davas, Harinder Singh, Dr Satyapal, and India's boxing coach from Cuba, B I Fernandez.Besides, J S Bhatia in Athletics and Bhawani Mukherjee in Table Tennis were selected for Life Time Achievement award.The Sports Ministry said in a statement that ordinarily, not more than 5 Dronacharya awards could be given in any calendar year. However, taking into consideration that this is the year of Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and there has been immense contribution of coaches in the improved performance of the sportspersons, the Government has decided to increase the number of Dronacharya Awards for the current year.
News On AIR | August 24, 2012 7:43 PM
Six top coaches of India officially named for Dronacharya Award