Deepti Rokade (2022) conducted the study on “A Case Study Mir Ranjan Negi

an Indian Hockey Player”. The main objective of the study was to investigate
and highlight the contributions, achievements, personality, and psychological
characteristics of Mir Ranjan Negi in the field of sports. Researcher
comprehensively used the literacy sources and methodically investigated the
connected literatures. He used the self-designed Questionnaire, interview
technique as tools to collect the data in this study. Informations were collected
through primary and secondary sources. The original informations were
collected from the following primary sources such as: -Personal records
(diploma, certificates, degrees, honours), Pictorial records different pictographic
and Published materials. Survey and Interview Technique were used to collect
informations about Mir Ranjan Negi. Mir Ranjan Negi was born in district
Almora (Uttarakhand), He showed an early propensity for hockey. He has
played as goalkeeper against Pakistan in a terrible game, "Chak De India" film
was prepared on the life history of Mir Ranjan Negi. He represented Indian
Hockey Team from 1978 to 1982. He also played as a captain of the Indian
Junior Hockey Men’s team in the Junior World cup which was held at
Versailles (1979). He was recipient of Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement
Award, Kolkata, and Lifetime Achievement Award by National Times, “Gem
of Indore”.

Pinky (2022) did the study on “Contribution of arjuna awardee boxer Rajkumar
Sangwan as a player, coach and promoter: a case study” The main aim of this
study was to investigate and highlight the contribution and achievement of
Arjun awardee Rajkumar Sangwan in the field of boxing and Indian sports.
Primary and secondary sources were used t collect the data and informations
for this study. Survey, observation, and interview techniques were used for the
data collection as a primary source. Personal Records, Pictorial Records,
published material such as, newspapers, Wikipedia, articles and Opinion
Expressed by Eminent Sports Personalities/Administrators in the newspapers
and magazines etc were used for gathering the informations as secondary
sources. Raj Kumar Sangwan was born on 20th August 1969 in village
Fatehgarh (Bhiwani) Haryana. Raj Kumar Sangwan earned his highest
achievement Asian Championship (Bangkok) 1991 by winning the Gold Medal.
His impeccable performance made him the Asian Champion. For his
achievements he was conferred with the prestigious ‘BHIM AWARD’ by the
Govt. of Haryana in 1992. Rajkumar Sangwan was awarded “Arjuna Award” (a
prestigious sports award) in 1996. In this study researcher served the self-made
questionnaire to 215 subjects and conducted the interviews of Mr. Rajkumar
Sangwan and his associates. In conclusion it was said that Mr. Rajkumar
Sangwan is a very good boxer and having good nature. He is dedicated and hard
worker.

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Pawan (2021) did a study with the topic “Sh. Narender Singh Saini
Dronacharya Awardee as a Coach in Development of Hockey :A Case Study”.
The main aim of study was to investigate about the contribution and
achievements of Sh. Narender Singh Saini towards the promotion of hockey in
India. The desired information was collected through self-structured
questionnaires and personal interview for this study. This study was designed by
using historical biographical, analytical, and interpretative methods. The
primary data was collected through interview techniques and opinions taking
through questionnaires which were filled up by the respondents. The required
secondary data was collected through personal records (degrees, honors, books,
and articles), published material (books, pamphlets, articles, newspapers and
reports on Narender Singh Saini, pictorial records, and official record.
Sh. Narender Singh Saini is a diligent, disciplined, and wise man who is
passionate about hockey. As per his birth certificate he was born in Sainipura,
(Rohtak) Haryana on October 17, 1957, into an ordinary family. From 1998 to
2016, he served as the Indian hockey team's coach. Throughout his coaching
career, he mentored roughly 70 to 80 Women Hockey Players who have
represented the nation with pride at numerous international tournaments. He
taught hockey to the players of different ages such as U-19, U-21, and Senior.
These players got various medals in many international tournaments. His
accomplishments as a coach are commendable, and his persistent work
ultimately led to him receiving the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 2013, the
Indian Government's top honour for coaches in sports. With reference to the
coaching ability of Shri Narendra Singh Saini, most of the respondents strongly
agree that he has exceptional coaching ability to groom and spot talent in the
field of Hockey. In the context of personality and behaviour assessment, it was
concluded that Shri N S Saini is very social person, and he easily adapts to the
environment.

Sandeep (2021) conducted a study on “Arjuna Awardee Surinder Singh Sodhi

an outstanding hockey player, administrator and coach: a case study”. The main
purpose of this study was to investigate and highlight the contribution and
achievement of Sh. Surinder Singh Sodhi towards Indian Hockey. This case
study was designed by using historical, biographical, analytical, and interpretive
techniques. An integrated approach was used to collect valid and reliable
informations regarding the subject.
Both primary and secondary sources were used to get the informations. The
face-to-face interview technique was used to collect primary data from his
Parents, teachers, neighbours, classmates ,friends, colleagues, subordinates, and
associates. Published literature like: Books, Sports Magazines, Journals,
Newspaper -articles, and official records were reviewed to get the secondary
informations him. He played a significant role in the 1980 Olympics by
breaking a long gold medal drought for India. He also retains the record for

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scoring the second-most goals at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Mr. Surinder
Singh Sodhi was a God-given, exceptional performer. After that in 1997, the
President of India awarded him with the prestigious Arjuna Award. The Arjun
award was the highest honour given to athletes in India. In 1978, the Punjab
State Sports Award (Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award) was also given to him as
well. He was also given the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pakistani
Government.
Arun Sharma (2021) did a research study on “Dronacharya Awardee and
Wushu Coach Sh. Kuldeep Handoo: A Case Study”. The main purpose of this
study was to highlight the achievements and contribution of Kuldeep Handoo in
the promotion of Wushu game in our country. This case study has been
designed to give proper knowledge about his achievements. All the
informations were collected through primary and secondary sources such as
various websites, previous research studies and newspapers. The
accomplishments and performance of Drnacharya Awardee Kuldeep Handoo's
students as well as his own performance have been emphasised. It was
determined that Dronacharya Awarded Kuldeep Handoo has a rare combination
of being an amazing sportsman, superb administrator, and coach. This study is
so important for inspiring the next generation of athletes. On the basis of
analysis, it was concluded that Kuldeep Handoo first time showed his talent in
the year1995 where he won his first gold medal at the 6th National Wushu
Championship in Mizoram. Under his guidance, the country had a dream run in
Wushu and so far, India has won three gold medals in world championships and
one gold in the World Cup. India has won 57 bronze medals and 27 silver
medals throughout his tenure as the country's head coach, including at the
World Cup, Asian Games, and World Championship. He was awarded by
prestigious Dronacharya Award in 2020.
Jagdeep Singh (2021) did research on “Police Carrier of Arjuna Awardee
Jaipal Singh: A Case Study”. The purpose of this study was to investigate the
contribution of Arjuna Awardee Jaipal Singh in Punjab police. Arjuna Awardee
Jaipal Singh was born on 15 Jan 1958.His mother’s name was Shrimati Malkiat
Kaur and father’s name was Late. Shri Karnail Singh. He did his master's
degree in physical education from Govt. College of Physical Education Patiala
(Punjab). The Arjuna Awardee Jaipal Singh's 28-year, honourable police service
from 1991 to 2018 was summarised. During 28-years career, Jaipal Singh
joined as Inspector in 1991 and retired as Senior Superintendent of Police in
2018. Mr. Jaipal Singh worked for the Punjab Police for 28 years in a variety of
capacities. He worked as a police officer with tremendous integrity and tenacity.
In the Punjab Police, Mr. Jaipal Singh is still known as a person of integrity,
kindness, and sweetness. This study includes all the reforms done by Arjuna
Awardee Jaipal Singh’s for the betterment of sportsperson in Punjab Police. He
performed his duties with remarkable honesty and diligence during his twenty-
eight-year police career. He was a competent and consistent police officer.

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Ramesh Singh (2021) conducted a study on “Study of Sports Achievement of
Arjuna Awardee Indian Boxer Kavita Chahal” The main purpose of this study
was to investigate and highlight the achievements and contribution of famous
boxer Kavita Chahal in Indian boxing. The current study looks at Kavita
Chahal's journey from the beginning to becoming a renowned boxer who won
the Arjun Award in 2013. Her participation in sports with dedication that led to
her many medals (gold, silver, and bronze) for the nation were analysed by the
researcher. Secondary data was gathered from a variety of websites, other
research studies, and media to provide informations about her accomplishments.
It was concluded that Kavita Chahal had a youthful interest in boxing. Initially,
Kavita was motivated by her mentor Bhup Singh. Kavita’s first coach was Mr.
Jagdish Singh who trained her properly and professionally. In her sports career,
she participated in many boxing championships and secured her position for
Golds, Silvers, and Bronzes many times. She is first female boxer from Haryana
who got Arjuna Award in 2013 and she also awarded prestigious sports award
of Haryana “Bhim Award” in 2014.

Mandeep Singh (2021) has done a research study on “A Case Study of Judoka
Yashpal Solanki an Arjuna Awardee” The purpose of this study is to highlight
the achievements of Mr. Yashpal Solanki along with his socio-economic
conditions, cultural background and motivational factors which helped him to
achieve the dignitary status in sports. The informations were collected through
primary and secondary sources for this study. Yashpal Solanki is a renowned
Judoka in India. He belongs to a Jat family in village Nasirpur (Delhi). His
grandfather worked as a weaver. In Delhi Mr. Yashpal Solanki won numerous
dangals. Yashpal weighed 4 kg when he was born. He was very fit and powerful
at the age of eight. When he began attending J.B.M public school in his village.
He started playing Judo when he was ten years old. He has inspired by senior
Judo players from his hometown, and he was trained at Jawar Lal Nehru
Stadium (Delhi) by renowned coaches Mr. Gurcharan Singh Gogi and Mrs.
Suman Gogi. He received the Arjuna Award in 2012. He received the Bhim
Award of Haryana State and the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award of Punjab State.
In 1993, he competed in his first senior international championship, the Asian
Championship, in Macau. He was inspired and motivated by his senior player,
Narendra Singh, an Arjun awardee who helped him a lot when he was younger.
There were sad moments in his life, including the 2002 Commonwealth game in
Manchester, which he missed out due to biased referee decisions.

Shukla, Tushar Dhar (2021) done a study entitled “A Case Study of Padma
Shri Arjun Awardee Prashanti Singh International Basketball Player”. The data
was obtained from the primary and secondary sources for this study. The
original material was collected from the primary sources such as Personal
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Records, degrees, educational certificates, sports certificates, medals,
appreciation letters, honours conferred and Newspapers- articles, Pictorial
Records: Pictorial such as photographs appeared in the newspapers, action
photographs and the photographs taken on the occasions of conferring various
prestigious Awards and other important ceremonies were also searched in quest
of relevant informations which has also been used in this study. Published
Material: Published material of Shri Rajinder Singh such as articles, books,
newspapers, sports magazines and so on were also studied thoroughly and
valuable informations relevant to the present study were documented and used.
As per record Prashanti Singh, was born on May 5, 1984. Prashanti Singh has
usually played as shooting guard in Indian Basketball Women Team. Just
because of her hard work and commitment, She participated in several main
global platforms such as "Commonwealth games 2006, Asian games 2010 and
2014 as a captain and she won several gold medals such as-the 2005 Phuket
Regional Invitational Basketball World Cup, South Asian beach games in Sri
Lanka 2011. In 2009 Asian Indoor Games she won silver medal in Vietnam as a
captain. In 2010 Guangzhou, Ms Prashanti lead as a Captain of the Indian
Basketball women team at the 16th Asian games. Ms Prashanti took part as a
member of the first Indian Women Basketball team which took part in the FIBA
Asian Basketball Championship held at Korea. By reaching the highest level
she took part in the 53rd National Hyderabad Championship and she broke the
14 years old record. In 2011, she was declared A-grade basketball players. She
won 22 national Basketball championships throughout her career. She won
Purvanchal Ratna Award in 2015-16 and she also awarded by Rani Laxmi Bai
Courage Award 2016-17 by the U.P. Government. She also awarded by most
prestigious Arjuna award in 2017 by the Government of India. She also
received Padam Shri Award in 2019 by President of India. She is the only
basketball player to have received recognition for her unique contributions to
Indian basketball with a documentary film on her life, B Cube (BOSKEY
BASKETBALL BANARAS), which was chosen as one of the Top Six films at
the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film Festival year. The present study underscores
Prashanti Singh's disciplined behaviour, healthy habits, favourable personality
characteristics like, calm and relaxed attitude, happy-go-lucky attitude, self-
reliance, self-confidence, heritage as a humble, self-assured, socially aware,
tough minded, emotional stable.
Rupinder Singh (2021) did research on “Arjuna Awardee Rupa Saini an
eminent hockey player, educationist, administrator and sports promoter: a case
Study”. The main objective of this study was to investigate and highlight the
contribution and achievement in the field of hockey and sports. The Data were
collected from both primary and secondary sources. Interview method was used

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to get the personal and professional informations. The Socio-Economic Scale by
Ashok K. Kalia was knowing his social status. She was born in Faridkot,
Punjab, on September 2, 1954. Her parents were illiterate, and her father was a
peon at that time. She was one of seven siblings, including her mother, father,
four sisters, and a brother (including herself). The three daughters of Nathu Ram
also played for the Indian hockey team at the national and international levels.
Rupa Saini, Krishna Saini, and Prema Saini were on the same team that
competed against Japan in 1970. When Rupa Saini was a well-known figure in
the sport of hockey. She took part in every All-India Inter-University game
played between 1970 to 1976. Three times She took part in the world
championship. She also led the Indian Hockey Women team as a captain from
1974 to 1980. From April 1998 to October 2002, she held the position of
permanent manager, coordinator, and selector for Indian Women Hockey. She
successfully conducted different selection camps. Between 2002 and 2003, she
served as additional state organiser in addition to being the deputy director of
physical education. After being given the position of principal, she accepted it
and joined NJSA Govt. College in Kapurthala. She was later transferred to
Mohindra Govt. College, where she had done hard work for the college's
improvement. She later retired on March 30th, 2012; she was very active in
practically every aspect of society. Dr. Saini brought laurels to the country at
National and International level. She is very passionate about Hockey. She is
punctual, unbiased, democratic, disciplined, and responsible as an administrator.
Her contribution in the promotion of sports in the field of hockey is eminent
where she encourages efficient coaches and guide sports persons to grow. She is
also a mentor for upcoming players.

Somveer singh et.al (2020) conducted a research study on “Arjun awardee

Satyawart Kadian an eminent sports personality: A case study”. The main
purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions and achievements of
Indian wrestler Mr.Satyawart Kadian. All the informations were collected
through primary and secondary sources for this study. Personal record,
interview, pictorial records, and published material were used to collect the
data/informations for this investigation. Satyawart Kadian belongs to Haryana
state. In most of the national and international competition of Wrestling, he won
gold medals followed by few silver and bronze medals. Different prestigious
awards of India i.e., Arjun award and Rustam-e international award. According
to the findings of this study, Satyawart Kadian is a very good wrestler who has
won many national and international tournaments. Satyawart Kadian is a
renowned wrestler and well-disciplined person.

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Jitender Kumar (2020) did a research study on the topic entitled “Arjuna
awardee Sh. Akhil Kumar an eminent sports person and his contribution
towards boxing: a case study”. The purpose of this study was to highlight the
achievements and contributions of Arjuna Awardee Shri Akhil Kumar in the
field of Boxing. The data and informations related to the biography of Arjuna
Award winner Shri Akhil Kumar was taken through primary and secondary
sources for investigation. The original material/informations were obtained
from the primary source listed below. Personal records, official records, and
pictorial records and Secondary sources were gathered from both published and
unpublished materials such as books, pamphlets, articles, and newspapers,
blogs, websites, and so on. As per study Akhil was born on 27th March 1981 in
family of father Sh. Shiv Bhagwan Mishra and Mother Smt. Shyama Devi. He
has two sisters and a brother. Arjuna Awardee Shree Akhil Kumar was
belonging to conservative Brahmin family. Family members, especially Akhil's
older brother Sh. Shalinder Kumar Mishra, were encouraging and supportive of
him throughout his successful boxing career. He assisted him in channelling his
fire and enthusiasm into a career. In S. D. Sen. Sec. School in Gurgaon,
Haryana, he began playing sports in 1994. Dronacharya Awardee Sh. Jaidev
Bisht was the coach of Akhil Kumar who develops boxing skill in Akhil. Many
national and international boxing championships were won by him. Akhil
founded the Akhil Kumar Boxer Club, a boxing organisation, in Gurgaon. He
produces boxer like Mandeep Jhangra, Manish Panwar and Jatinder Kumar.
Akhil was given the Arjuna Award in boxing by the Indian government in 2005.
He served as a panellist for various sporting organisations. He is the true
diamond of Indian boxing. Based on the findings of this study, the following
conclusions can be drawn Arjuna Awardee Shree Akhil Kumar is an
outstanding boxer. He is an extremely dedicated professional. Shree Akhil
Kumar, an Arjuna Awardee, is trustworthy and dedicated to his work. He made
significant contributions to the promotion of boxing in India by establishing
boxer clubs in various cities. Akhil is a friendly, cooperative, and consistent
participant in daily exercises. He is also known for his extraordinary patience
and perseverance. He is well-liked by his co-workers. Akhil Kumar, an Arjuna
Awardee, pioneered the Open Guard Boxing technique in India.

Jitender Kumar (2020) the study was conducted on “Contribution of Haryana

government for the promotion of wrestling a case study” The purpose of the
present investigation is to study the development of the game of wrestling in
Haryana. The study was delimited to the period from 1966 (The year Haryana
got Statehood) till 2015. The study was exploratory research and the technique
used was a contextual investigation to study the contribution of the Haryana
Government for the promotion of wrestling. Since the investigation was
subjective in nature the specialist was an attempt to gather data from both the
sources i.e., primary, and secondary data. The structured interview technique

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was used to gather data. The gathered information was investigated by utilizing
content examination method. The open-ended self-made questionnaire was used
to collect the data required for this study. The original material /information was
also collected from the published records like Annual Administrative reports,
Sports policy, Haryana Government Gazettes, Newspaper and Magazines.
According to findings, the Haryana government has increased their budget from
time to time to meet the increasing demands for wrestling. Government has
provided better infrastructure for the proportion of wrestling in the form of
stadiums, coaching camps, wings, nurseries, academies, hostels etc.
Scholarships, cash awards, old-age pension scheme, tournament and
competitions have been arranged to keep in mind especially wrestling. Even
most respondents of primary data were found satisfied with polices of Haryana
government regarding wrestling. Based on international wrestling results, the
ratio of wrestlers increased in the last fifteen years. All the annual reports had
showcased that Haryana government has increased their budget from time to
time to meet the increasing demands for wrestling. Government has provided
better infrastructure for proportion of wrestling in the form of stadiums,
coaching camps, wings, nurseries, academies, hostels etc. Scholarships, cash
awards, old age pension scheme, tournament and competitions have been
arranged keeping in mind specially wrestling. Even majority respondents of
primary data were found satisfied with polices of Haryana government
regarding wrestling. Government has introduced different schemes for the
promotion of wrestling like panchayati young krida & khel abhiyan, Rajiv
Gandhi khel abhiyan etc. Along with that the government conducts different
type of competitions. In addition to that government has different policies
regarding incentives for wrestlers. Administrative structure has been updated
with the growing need of staff. Various new posts have been assigned to sports
department for better functioning. Infrastructure has increased manifold.
Facilities like intensive coaching scheme, wrestling wings etc. have come into
existence specifically for wrestling. Scientific and innovative training
programmes have been formulated for wrestlers. Various incentives like
scholarships, cash awards, diet, and special awards in the name of renowned
wrestlers are introduced for its promotion. Haryana government encourages
'Arjun ' and ' Dronacharya' awardees with cash prize.

Rekha (2020) the study was conducted on “Legendary wrestler sakshi Malik A
case study”. The main purpose of study to investigate the contribution and
performance of Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik from District level to international
competitions. The data sources, which includes investigation of the related
literatures and survey methods, interview, questionnaires technique as tools for
gathering data have been used for the study. Both (primary and secondary)
sources are used collect data and information for this investigation.

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Sakshi Malik, a well-known figure in Indian women's wrestling, was born on
September 3, 1992, in the village of Mokhra in the Haryana State district of
Rohtak. Daughter of Sukhbir Singh, a bus driver for the Delhi Transport
Corporation, and Sudesh Malik, a nurse at a nearby clinic. She started training
in wrestling when she was just 12 years old at Akhara in Chhotu Ram Stadium,
Rohtak, under the direction of renowned wrestling coach Sh. Ishwar Dahiya.
Sakshi gained prominence after taking gold medals in the sub-junior, wrestling
competitions in 2006. She also competed in the Junior World Championship,
but without success. She competed at the Children Cup in 35 Russia in 2008
and took first place. In 2010 at the Junior World Championship, Sakshi
achieved her first professional wrestling victory as she won the bronze medal in
the 58 kg freestyle category. She competed in the Senior National Wrestling
Championship in 2011 and took the silver medal. She continued to play the
game with a passion and determination after that and never stopped. She won a
Gold Medal at the Senior National Wrestling Championship and a Bronze
Medal in the Asian Championship in 2015. However, her most notable
accomplishment was winning a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio, which gave Indians cause for celebration. She won a silver medal in the
Asian Championship in 2017. She took home a bronze medal from the
Commonwealth Games in 2018. She won the Asian Championship bronze
medal once more in 2019. Sh. Badlu Ram, Sakshi Malik's grandfather, is a
wrestler from the Rohtak hamlet of Mokhra. According to Sakshi's father, she
was too much inspired by her grandfather to start wrestling. She was awarded
by Major Dhayan Chand Khel Ratan in 2016 which is the highest Sports Award
in India. He was also awarded by fourth highest national honour.
Vikas Dahiya (2020) the study was conducted on “Padma Bhushan Satpal Singh
Dronacharya awardee as a sports administrator and sports promoter case study”.
The main purpose of the study was to investigate and highlighted the
contribution and achievement of Padma Bhushan Satpal Singh in the field of
wrestling in India as well as Abroad. The present study has been qualitative
research in which case study method has been used to have in-depth knowledge
about the case of the study. Data was collected through primary and secondary
source for the study such as Personal Record, Interview, Pictorial Records,
Published Material. Padma Bhushan Shri Satpal Singh was born on Feburary 1,
1955 at Bawana, New Delhi. His father late Sh. Hukum Singh and Mother Smt.
Parveshmati Devi. His father was the force behind the burning desire of Shri
Satpal Singh. Padma Bhushan Shri Satpal Singh started his academic in New
Delhi only and for graduation he went to Sanskrit Mahavidyala, Banaras. Once
he was beaten by fellow students after that incident, he started going to akhara
in his village. At the age of 11 he started going professional akhara named
Hanuman akhara under the guidance of Guru Hanuman (Vijay pal) in year

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1966. His first professional fight was held at Hanuman akhara and got 5th
position there he got the limelight of coach. His first Participation was in year
1969 in SGFI Nationals. After that he represented 1 time in Senior Nationals
and becomes the champion every year. After his successful performances in
senior national he got first opportunity in national camp in 1970 but rejected in
camp. In the year 1972 he represented India in Munich Olympic Games. After
this charming start of the career at the very young age. He won the bronze
medal in Asian Games Tehran, 1974. In the same year he played
Commonwealth Games and got silver medal. After these continuously splendid
performances Ms. Indira Gandhi former Prime minister of India coined him
with title Mahabali in year 1975. In the year 1982 Gold in Asian Games, New
Delhi and Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games, Brisbane. He was only one
Wrestler who won Bharat Kesari most of the times during 1975 to 1986. He
won 6 times Rustom E Hind title during 1975 to 1980. The title of Hindi Kesari
received in 1977. The present study was a unique effort to introduce a wrestler
to the community at large for the purpose of motivating students and to
encourage them for taking up the wrestling as sport.

Vikas Saharan and et.al (2020) the study was conducted on “Dronacharya
Awardee Gurcharan Singh Gogi an eminent sports personality: A case study”.
The primary goal of the study was to investigate and highlight Gurcharan Singh
Gogi's contribution and achievements in the promotion of Judo in the country,
as well as his professional qualities. The primary and secondary Data was
collected for this study such as Personal Record, Interview, Pictorial Records,
Published Material. Dronacharya Awardee Gurcharan Singh Gogi is a well-
known personality in Judo. Gurcharan Singh was born on September 23, 1953,
in the Punjab district of Patiala, into an army family. His father, Shri Gurdial
Singh, worked in the fort of Maharaja Yadvinder Singh, and his mother, Smt.
Gurmej Kaur, was a housewife. Shri Gurcharan Singh Gogi joined the National
Stadium in Delhi in 1978 and served there with dedication, devotion, and
discipline until 1982.Based on the findings/information of the present study the
conclusions. Shri Gurcharan Singh Gogi was a knowledgeable and dedicated
coach. He made significant contributions to the growth and promotion of Judo
in India. Shri Gurcharan Singh Gogi has trained many international players,
including four Arjuna Awardees. Shri Gurcharan Singh Gogi is the first
eminent Judo coach who is awarded by Dhronacharya Award 2014.

Jasvinder singh (2020) the study was conducted on “Indian wrestling ideal
Sushil Kumar A case study” The purpose of this study is to highlight the
contribution and achievements of Indian Wrestling Ideal - Sushil Kumar for
Indian wrestling. This study is undertaken to understand his philosophy and
professional leadership qualities with regards to Indian wrestling. primary and
secondary origin is used to collect Data & Statistics for this consideration. The

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data origin, which includes consideration of the couplet literatures and survey
mechanism, interview, questionnaires technique as tools for assembly data have
been used for the study tries to scrutinize the case study of Wrestler Sushil
Kumar (Indian Wrestling Ideal) historical, biographical, and analytical method
will be exploited. As per study Sushil Kumar, born on 26 May 1983, is an
Indian wrestler who became the first Indian player to win a silver medal at the
London Olympic games 2012, a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympic games
2008, and won individual medals in two consecutive Olympic bouts. After 54
years, winning the bronze medal by defeating Leonid Spiridonov of Kazakhstan
in the 66 kg freestyle at the 2008 Olympics. Sushil Kumar is a disciple of the
Mahabali Satpal Singh. He won the gold medals at Commonwealth Games
2010, 2014 and 2018. He was a wrestling enthusiast since childhood and from
the beginning his goal was to win a medal in the Olympics. He got his early
education from Baprola School and graduated from Delhi University, but he had
been associated with Mahabali Satpal Singh since childhood, who played an
important role in nurturing his skills. He is employed in Indian Railways. In the
Field of Wrestling Sushil made his first appearance at the Doha Asian Games in
2006 by winning a silver medal. Arjuna Awardee Sushil, a wrestler who learnt
and practiced wrestling since five in the morning at Chhatrasal Stadium in
Delhi. He won a silver medal at the Senior Asian Championship in May 2007
and later gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Competition held in
Canada. Although he stood eighth at the World Wrestling Championship at
Azerbaijan, he qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games. Sushil Kumar, who
was trained by a foreign coach at the National Sports Institute in Patiala for the
Olympic Games. Sushil Kumar won the gold medal for India by defeating
Pakistan wrestler Qamar Abbas at the Commonwealth Games 2014 held in
Glasgow (Scotland). I want to dedicate the gold medal 23 won in
Commonwealth wrestling championship at South Africa to my Guru and to my
nation, Jai Hind.” said by Olympian Sushil Kumar. He won gold medal in the
2018 Commonwealth games (held in Gold Cost) on 12th April 2018. To
achieve desired results in the field of Wrestling, India needs competent and
dedicated professionals like Olympian Sushil Kumar. The purpose of taking up
this research is to highlight the remarkable qualities of Olympian Sushil Kumar
which made him an incredible sportsperson and leader so that the youngsters of
today can learn from him and imbibe these abilities in their lives. His vision has
the potential of not only shaping the career of Indian sportsmen but also the
entire scenario of Indian sports and specially the future of Indian wrestling. He
is a role model for the current generation and his example can inspire and
motivate people to achieve their goals to whatever field they belong to and more
so ever in the sports arena.

Ram Niwas (2019) the study was conducted on “Padma Shree and Arjuna
Awardee Shriram Singh an outstanding athlete and coach par excellence a case

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study”. The main purpose of the study was to investigate and highlight the
contribution and achievement of Padma Shree and Arjuna Awardee Shriram
Singh in the field of sports as well as field of track and field. The integrated
approach was used to gathered valid and reliable information for the study. The
tool used for the study was structure interview method and an open-ended
questionnaire. It was investigated Padma Shree and Arjuna Awardee Shriram
Singh an outstanding Athlete and Coach par Excellence. The technique used for
the analysed of data was content analysis data. Primary and secondary sources
are used t gather data and information for the study. Survey, observation, and
interview were used for as a primary sources. Personal Records, Pictorial
Records, published material such as, newspapers, Wikipedia, and articles.
Padma Shree and Arjuna awards Shriram Singh, was born on February 18,
1948, into a family of British Indian Army soldiers. During his athletic career,
he was 63 kg and 5 feet, 10 inches tall. Father late Karan Singh belonged to a
Rajput family and Shekhawat clan. Shriram Singh regarded the Armed Forces
International Athletic Competition as a major occasion. He earned the gold
medal after defeating Soviet Union's Arzhankov, who had won the silver medal
at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won Gold Medal in 1974 and
1978 Asian Games. He reached the final of 800-meter Montreal Olympics in
1976. His 800-meter National record had been still unbroken for the last 42
years. Shriram Singh‟s performance motivated many young Athletes to
participate in Athletics. He trained Asian Champions and Olympians Athlete.
He has 50 years of experience in athletics, from 1969 to 2018, both as an athlete
and a coach. While appreciating the various policies of Government of India for
the promotion of Sports. He emphasized on the Ranking system of athletes by
Athletics federation of India (AFI). He was appropriately honoured by the
Government of India with the Padma Shree and the Arjuna Award in
recognition of his extraordinary accomplishments and contributions.

Singh, Parminder (2019) this study was conducted on “Arjuna awardee Suman
Sharma as an outstanding basketball player a case study”. The study's goal was
to showcase Suman Sharma, a recipient of the Arjun Award, and her
accomplishments in promoting sports in the nation as well as her socioeconomic
background and sporting career. The primary and secondary sources were used
to collect the information for the study. The following primary sources,
including personal records, provided the original content and information: -
(degrees, honours) (degrees, honours) Photographic Records: Books, pamphlets,
articles, and newspapers that had been published were examined. These details
were saved as records for this inquiry. The local public, national and
international coaches, players, and a few chosen renowned sports figures were
polled and interviewed to get their opinions. This information was retained as
documents for this investigation. Survey method and interview were used to
obtain responses and reactions from some selected eminent sports persons,

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national and international coaches, players, and the public. Basketball is Suman
Sharma's sport of choice, and she excels at it. She was born on June 24th, 1958,
in Amritsar, Punjab (India), to parents Chander Kanta and Sh. Jugal Kishore
Sharma. She is an Indian Sharma dynasty member and comes from a middle-
class family. Her siblings include two sisters and two brothers. She enrolled in
Patiala's NSNIS basketball coaching programme. She won gold medals in both
the B.P. Ed (1981) and the M.P. Ed (GNDU) in 1983. In intercollegiate
competitions, she won two gold medals. She performed admirably, making the
college and her family happy. Then, her father adopted a new perspective and
began assisting her. She felt more confident as a result. Her first trainer was
Banta Singh Brar. She has finished in second place for silver once and won the
national championship six times. In 1980, she made her debut overseas in
Hongkong. Along with playing games, she continued to study and completed
her Ph.D. And she is currently retired from her position as the department head
for physical education at Saroop Rani Government College in Amritsar. In
1983, the Indian president presented Suman Sharma with the prestigious Arjuna
Award. She was given the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for her outstanding
performance during the game. Suman Sharma displayed exceptional success at
both the national and international levels from 1975 to 1985. Arjuna awardee
Suman Sharma is the first female basketball player to serve as captain of the
India Basketball team. She was extremely effective, trustworthy, timely,
diligent, and severe with discipline. She was also nice, cooperative,
hardworking, and consistent with her daily workout. Her relationships with her
teammates, coaches, management, and rivals were excellent. She is a vice-
president of the Panjab Basketball Association PBA and a member of the
Basketball Federation of India (BFI).

Manoj Kumar (2019) the study was conducted on “Arjuna and Dronacharya
awardee shri Rajinder Singh elite Hockey player and coach a case study”. The
study was to investigate the contributions and achievements of Shri Rajinder
Singh towards the promotion of hockey as a player and coach. Researcher
investigated the role of his family, educational institutes, personality
dimensions, motivational factors, environmental factors, training schedule of
Shri Rajinder Singh and his trainees. The tool used for the study was structured
interview and an open-ended questionnaire was prepared by using Delphi
method. Investigator personally contacts Shri Rajinder Singh, family members,
Teachers, Coaches, Colleagues, Trainees, Teammates and Members of Hockey
Association for gathering data. The data for investigation were obtained from
the primary and secondary sources. The original material was collected from the
following primary sources. Such as Personal Records, degrees, educational
certificates, sports certificates, medals, appreciation letters, honours conferred
and Pictorial Records: Pictorial records and the secondary material was
collected from Published Material such as articles, books, newspapers, sports

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magazines and so on. Shri Rajinder Singh, a renowned coach and athlete, was
born in Amritsar, Punjab, on January 7, 1958. His mother Smt. Bhagwant Kaur
and his late father Sh. Balwant Singh. The driving force behind Shri Rajinder
Singh's intense desire was Sh. Jaswinder Singh, his older brother. Based on his
exceptional performance in 1975–1976, He was awarded with Arjuna Award in
1997. He won the Moscow Olympic Gold medal in 1980 and Asiad Silver
medal in 1982. Dronacharya Award was conferred in 2003. As a coach his team
won gold medal in Junior Hockey World Cup in 2001, Silver medal in Asiad in
2002 and gold medal in Asia Cup in 2003. His family played an axial role in the
grooming of an elite hockey player. He showed his gratitude to the academic
institutes for provided him the springboard for the academics and sports. He
believed in planning, periodization and maintained the written record of hockey
career. He is an illustrious personality of Hockey. He underwent rigorous,
scientific, and systematic training programme prepared by the prominent
coaches. He was also famous as the King of Penalty Corner.

Rajiner singh (2019) the study was conducted on “Role of eminent Wrestler
Kartar Singh in Punjab state sports”. The purpose of the case study was to
investigate and highlighted the impact of Shree Kartar Singh a great wrestler in
Indian wrestling for the development of Punjab state sports. His vision and
philosophy for sports had been reviewed for the future road map of Punjab state
sports.Both primary and secondary sources were used to acquire the information
. The face-to-face interview technique was used to collect primary data from his
friends, colleagues, subordinates, and associates. Published material like:
Books, Sports magazines, journals, newspaper articles, and official records were
assembled to gather secondary information regarding his eminent personality.
He has 35 national medals and 28 international medals, including Asian and
Commonwealth Games, as well as six wrestling titles and five awards,
including the Arjuna award in 1982 and the Padma Shree in 1987. In 2003, he
also received the "Fair Play" award. He was the general secretary of the Indian
Wrestling Federation and the Director of the Punjab State Sports Department.
He believes that Indian sports can improve if they are free of drug and political
interference and are managed at the grassroots level. Kartar Singh is regarded as
a role model for future wrestlers due to his lifelong dedication to sports. He
believed that there is no short cut in sports to get success only by punctuality,
hard work and passion for training makes you a successful sportsman. He had
improved Punjab state sports by his new sports policies for kids at grass root
level. His proposal to offer jobs in various Punjab government organisations
enticed many parents to pursue sports as a career, and the state of Punjab
dominated in national games for many years from 1994 to 2004. His prompt
decision making ability, transparency in work, and keeping no pending work
was the source of inspiration for his subordinates. His style of distributing work

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according to expertise of employee with full authority made a congenial
environment in sports department and with this harmony he could successfully
launched new sports schemes and sports infrastructure development in entire
state.

Bajrang (2019) the study was conducted on “Opinion About Coaching Traits of
Dronacharya Awardee Shri Raj Singh: A case study”
The main purpose of the study to investigate the contribution and achievements
of Dronacharya Awardee Shri Raj Singh towards the promotion of wrestling
and sports in the country. The case study using historical biographical,
analytical, and interpretive techniques is designed to investigate the contribution
and achievements of Dronacharya Awardee Shri Raj Singh towards the
promotion of wrestling and sports in the country. The primary information was
collected through interview techniques and opinion rating questionnaires to be
filled by 300 villagers, relative, family member, friends, physical education
teachers, coaches and players to know their responses and reactions. The
required secondary data is collected through personal records (degree, honours,
books and articles), published material (books, pamphlets, articles,
newspapers and reports on Dronacharya Awardee Shri Raj Singh),
pictorial records and official record. He always inspires the wrestlers to
improve the art of wrestling and he is always insisted on good diet and good
health. Most of the respondents stated that Shri Raj Singh is an extremely
knowledgeable individual.

Munender. (2019). The study was conducted on “A biographical study of

Arjuna awardee boxer Jitender Kumar”. The study's goal is to draw attention to
Mr. Jitender Kumar's accomplishments as well as his socioeconomic situation,
cultural background, and factors that motivated him to succeed in sports. For the
present study 300 people were approached. Researcher divided these 300
sample into two categories i.e., sports persons and non-sports persons.
Researcher further divided the sports persons into three categories. 1. Sports
mates (50) 2. Coaches (50) 3. Trainees (100) Researcher also divided the non-
sports persons into three categories. 1. Family and Relatives (30) 2. Friends (40)
3. Employees (30) Mr. Jitender Kumar is an Indian boxer. He was born on 4
September 1977 in village Sisar Khas, District Rohtak, (Haryana). He started
his boxing under the guidance of Captain Hawa Singh, a “Dronacharya” and
“Arjuna” award winner, and Mr. Rajender Yadav. He won 11 medals at
National level and 15 medals at international level, in his boxing carrier and
participated in 13 international boxing events. He got the “Arjuna Award” in the
year 1999 from Government of India and received “Bhim Award” in 2000-
2001 from Government of Haryana.

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Jaswinder Singh (2018) the study was conducted on “Arjuna awardee and
captain of Indian hockey team legendary Sardara Singh a case study of an
eminent player” The purpose of study is to highlight the contributions and
achievements of Captain Sardara Singh towards the promotion of sports in the
country and his socioeconomic conditions cultural background. The investigator
extensively used the literacy sources and thoroughly investigated the related
literatures and adopted the questionnaire methods and interview technique as
tools of gathering data. Primary and secondary sources were used to gather the
data. Sardara Singh is well known personality not only in Indian Hockey but
also in World Hockey. He was the member of Indian Hockey team which won
the Asian Games Gold medal after 16 years in 2014. Sardara Singh was born in
Sant Nagar (Sirsa) on 15th July 1986 in the family of Sardar Gurnam Singh and
Sardarni Jasveer Kaur. He started playing hockey in early days of his childhood
under the coaching of Dr. Baldev Singh at Sant Nagar, Sirsa. He inspired for
playing hockey from his elder brother Didar Singh, who was also an Indian
International hockey player and great drag flicker. He joined Namdhari
Academy in 1998. He played domestic hockey from Namdhari XI. His debut in
junior hockey team was in 2003 against Poland and in Senior hockey team in
2006 against Pakistan. He became captain in Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2008 and
become the youngest captain in the history of Indian Hockey. Arjun Awardee
2012 Sardara Singh was the recipient of Arjun Award in 2012 for achievements
in the field of Hockey. Padam shree 2015 was the honoured with Padam Shree
on January 26, 2015, for his contribution in Indian Hockey as excellent mid
fielder and Captain. He was honoured Bhim Award in January 19,2017 by
Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Ministers for his achievements in Hockey.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2017 He was recipient of country’s highest
sporting honour-Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for his excellent contribution
in hockey. On the bases of findings Arjun Awardee Sardara Singh became the
Indian Hockey team's youngest captain. He is a severe enforcer of discipline
and a very effective, honest, and devoted athlete. He is very cordial, helpful,
diligent, and consistent with his daily exercise.

Vikas kumar (2018) The study was conducted on “Arjuna Awardee Dalel Singh
a sportsperson and sports administrator case study” The study may highlight the
contribution made by Dalel Singh towards organization and administration of
sports in Haryana and highlight the contribution made by Dalel Singh in the
field of Volleyball as a player. The Primary and Secondary sources were taken
to collect the Data/ information for this research. Many players competed at the
international level, but only a few achieved the best results. Sh. Dalel Singh is a
legendary figure in the sport of volleyball, having won numerous medals at the
international level. Dalel Singh was a well-known volleyball player. He was
born on June 10, 1956, in the village of Amin, district Kurukshetra, Haryana.
He was fortunate to be born in a village known for its volleyball in northern

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India. Sh. Sewa Singh is a farmer, and his mother Smt. Chawili Devi is a
housewife. His father encouraged him to participate in sports. His interest in
volleyball stems from his village's Volleyball environment. Mr. R.S Chauhan,
Volleyball Coach at Kurukshetra University, recognised his talent and
encouraged him to play this sport when he was 15 years old. He had to work in
his agricultural fields as part of his daily routine training. He put in a lot of
effort and practise to achieve this enormous international recognition and set an
example for everyone. He began his professional career as a university student
in 1980. He was chosen for the Indian Volleyball team because of his
outstanding performances. He never looked back after that and went on to
become a volleyball superstar. In 1984, 1987, and 1988, he captained the Indian
Volleyball team. From 1980 to 1991, he played for India for 12 years in a row.
By seeing his dedication, determination, and outstanding contribution in the
field of Volleyball, Govt. of India awarded him. He was awarded by prestigious
Arjuna Award in 1990. In 1984, he was also given the Bhim Award which
Haryana's highest sports award. He was the second person to receive the
"Arjuna Award" in volleyball. He was the Indian Volleyball team's top setter.
He also received numerous medals at the national and international levels.
Dalel Singh finished fourth in the IX Asian Games in New Delhi in 1982. In
1986, he won a bronze medal at the X Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea. He
captained the Indian Volleyball team in 1984, 1987, and 1988. He was a
member of the Indian team from 1980 to 1991. (12 years continuously). Dr.
Dalel Singh is one of the most outstanding Volleyball International Player. He
has contributed a lot for the promotion of the sports specially Volleyball in
India.
Banish Kumar (2018) the study was conducted on “Anju Dua Arjuna Awardee eminent
sportsperson coach and sports promoter a case study”.

Sunita Ahlawat (2018) the study was conducted on “Dronacharya Awardee Dr

A K Bansal an Eminent Sportsman and Coach a Case Study”. The main aim of
the study is to have in-depth study about the qualities of Dr.A.K.Bansal as a
player and a coach and to investigates the contributions and achievements of Dr.
A.K Bansal in the field of Hockey and sports in general. Primary and secondary
sources were used to collect the data. The primary sources included the personal
interviews with different persons who have witnessed or contributed to the life
of Dr. A. K. Bansal. The secondary sources included documents in support of
his achievements like the newspapers, sports magazines, photographs, and
different awards. The study was taken-up to highlight the valuable contribution
made by Dr. A.K. Bansal, an eminent sportsman and a coach in the field of
hockey. By virtue of his tremendous knowledge and vision, he groomed number
of players by apprising them of the intricacies of the game, apart from physical
fitness, technique, sense of comradery strategy and Strick adherence to the
international rules of the game, simultaneously exploiting the skills of each

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individual player, suitable for a particular position in the field during play
Nationally or Internationally. His team’s successes in various international
encounters have earned him fame as a coach. During his coaching stint (as chief
Indian coach) his teams excelled in various tournaments of men’s and women’s
hockey as listed below: 1. Under-16 Hockey Team which won Gold Medal
winning team in Sub-Junior Asia Cup held at Singapore in June 2000. Based on
data collected and information gathered through personal interview,
Questionnaires, public and eminent player’s views, journals, Newspaper briefs,
photographs of various events and various other channels, family and friends,
the following conclusion may be drawn with respect to the case study on
“Dronacharya Awardee Dr. A.K. Bansal, An Eminent Sportsman & Coach: A
Case Study.” Dr. Bansal produced as many as 80 international players who
represented Indian team in Olympics, world cup, Asian games, commonwealth
games and other various international tournaments. Prominent among being
players like Dilip Tirky, Gagan Deep Singh, Viren Raskina, Devesh Chouhan,
Prabhjot singh and Adrial D’Souza. He trained Junior and Senior team of SAI,
team of Indian Oil, Jharkhand Team and various other teams at domestic level
and teams under 16, 18 and 21 of both men and women’s hockey. as per study
he was Born on 24th February 1959 at Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Dr. A.K. Bansal
had his primary education in Bareilly itself.

Banish Kumar (2017) the study was conducted on “Grappler Rajender Kumar:
A case study”. The purpose of the study was to investigate and highlight the
contributions and achievement of Arjuna Awardee Sh. Rajender Kumar in the
field of sports. The case study has been designed for using historical,
biographical, analytical, and interpretive methods. Data/information for this
investigation was collected from the primary and secondary sources. The data
for investigation were collected from personal records, pictorial records and
published material. Interview technique was used to obtain primary information
of Sh. Rajinder Kumar. He represented his school, college, university, his state
in so many tournaments and brought honour. He has represented India in
international tournaments more than 20 times. In the 2010 Commonwealth
Games, Kumar won a gold medal by beating Pakistan’s Azar Hussain by 11-0
in the final of the 55 kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition final on 6 October
2010. He was honoured with prestigious Arjuna Award in 2012 which was
given the Govt. of India.

Harpreet Kaur and Sonia Kanwar (2017) the study was conducted on “A case
study of life, professional career and contributions of Arjuna awardee Mohinder
Singh gill in the field of athletics”. The purpose of this study was to highlight
the contributions and achievements of Arjuna awardee Mohinder Singh Gill in
the field of athletics, to enlist his professional leadership qualities and to study

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his philosophy with regards to athletics. The data for investigation were derived
from Primary and secondary sources such as personal records, pictorial records,
published material and secondary sources. Survey technique was used to obtain
responses and reactions about Arjuna awardee Mohinder Singh Gill from
selected eminent sports person’s contemporaries, coaches, and physical
educationists from all over the country through opinion rating questionnaire to
get desired information. He was legendary triple jumper in India who won gold
medal in 1970 Asian games at Bangkok with new record and won silver medal
in at Tehran in 1974. He won 3 gold medals in Asian athletics championship at
Colombo 1966, manila 1973, Cebu Island 1975 and established new records. In
commonwealth games he won silver medal in 1974 at Christchurch, bronze
medal in Tehran at 1974, two out of the 4 CWG medals India had ever won in
athletics till 1974. He was honoured with Arjuna award in 1970, Maharaja
Ranjit Singh award in 1974. Arjuna awardee Mohinder Singh Gill was the
famous in the world triple jumper in India. Arjuna awardee Mohinder Singh
Gill was the outstanding athlete in India has ever produced. He was a
thoroughly committed professional. He was a strict disciplinarian and a very
efficient, honest, and dedicated administrator. Arjuna awardee Mohinder Singh
Gill contributed a lot for the promotion of sports in India. Arjuna awardee
Mohinder Singh Gill was very friendly, cooperative, and regular in daily
exercise Arjuna Awardee Mohinder Singh Gill seemed to be compassionate and
perseverant. He got along well with both his teammates and his rivals. Arjuna
awardee Mohinder Singh Gill never had ill will towards his opponents.

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Maurya, Shailesh (2017) the study was conducted on “A Journey of Successful
wrestler Sushil Kumar A Case study”. The purpose of the present study is to
assess facts behind the successful performance of Sushil Kumar in wrestling
and understand his family background as well as his childhood days, birthplace,
and education. The study was to highlight the understand the incidences that
made him a champion wrestler and the awards received by him. The design of
the study, selection of subjects, method of the construction of the questionnaire,
method employed for collection of data, administration of the questionnaire,
collection of data, method of analyzing the data. The interview or personal visit
for gaining information is a better way for the purpose of study than posting
questionnaire. Through interview, research scholar collects data directly from
face-to-face interaction. It has the obvious advantage of ensuring greater
information at first hand source. The interview taken and the photographs taken
during interaction is also of great help to understand the study properly. Sushil
kumar is being treated as model and promoter of wrestling game in India due to

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his fame and winning streak at different international competitions including
Olympic Games and world wrestling game. Sushil Kumar's performance and
achievements at Indian Akhadas have helped to revitalise the old Akhada
system, particularly in rural India, and many aspiring wrestlers are being
produced. Sushil Kumar's success has aided in attracting coaches from outside
India and developing scientific plans for wrestling players. Sushil Kumar
himself admitted that coaches from outside India are better equipped for
training purposes.

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Habeeb Hasan (2015) the study was conducted on “Arjuna Awardee Ashok
Dhayanchand Legendary Hockey Player” The purpose of this study was to
highlight the contribution and achievements of Arjuna awardee Ashok
Dhayanchand towards Indian Hockey. The secondary purpose of the study was
to understand his philosophy and professional leadership qualities with regards
to Indian Hockey. The data for investigation were obtained from the primary
and secondary sources. The original material was collected from the following
primary sources. Such as Personal Records, degrees, educational certificates,
sports certificates, medals, appreciation letters, honours conferred and Pictorial
Records: Pictorial records and the secondary material was collected from
Published Material such as articles, books, newspapers, sports magazines and so
on. Ashok Dhayanchand is a well-known personality in Indian Hockey. As per
study he was born in Meerut on 1st June 1950 in the family of Hockey Wizard
Major Dayanchand. He completed his matriculate in 1964 and joined one of the
foremost universities in India, Kota College, under Rajasthan University in
1966 for a degree in Commerce. While studying at the college, he had a difficult
time balancing between studies and his passion for the game of hockey.
However, it was his grit and quality which made him a champion and he
emerged a winner in both, his academic and sports pursuits.
Currently, Ashok Dhayanchand is working as Technical Advisor and Chief
Coach of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy under Directorate of Sports and
Youth Welfare after retiring (31st May 2007) as Dy. Manager I.F.S in Indian
Air Lines, New Delhi since June 03, 2007. Ashok Dhayanchand played for
India for the first time in 1970 Asian games at Bangkok and won silver medal.
He was a member of Indian Hockey team for prestigious Hockey Tournament in
the world hockey and won numbers of medal in the competition. He was a
member the Indian Hockey Team squad in Munich Olympic Games in 1972 and
won the bronze medal. He was also the member of the Indian team in 2 nd and 3rd

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World Cup Hockey Tournament in 1973 and 1975 and won gold, silver medal.
He again represented India in Test matches against Argentina in 1973 and won
all three matches. In Argentine As a result of his remarkable skills and his
unparalleled dribbling, the 10 title “PIOLIN” was lovingly given to him by the
Sports Media of Argentina, which meant “The Wizard”. He is the creator of the
“Scoop in Running Ball”. He played a major role in the thumping victory of
Indian Hockey team in the only World Cup. He was the member of Olympic
Games at Montreal in 1976. He was a member the Indian Hockey squad that
took part in Asian Games at Bangkok in 1978 and won Silver Medal. Mr.
Ashok Dhayanchand was work as assistant Coach for the Indian Hockey team
(Men’s) for the Asia Cup, Dhaka1985-86. He was Chief-Coach for the Indian
Hockey team (Women’s) at South Korea-1995.) He was nominated by the
Indian Hockey Federation as the national Selector for the year 1997-1998. He
was nominated as the Selector and member for various level committee. He
was also nominated as a Member Chairperson by the Government of India for
the Arjuna Award Committee in the year 2010-11. He was a manager of Indian
Hockey team tour Australia and New Zealand 2010-11. He was active member
of anti. Doping agency from 2011 to 2015.Mr. Ashok nominated as a
Chairperson by the Govt. of India to select the “Dronacharya Award” in the
year 2013 & Chairperson for the Abdul Kalam Trophy in the year 2014. Mr.
Ashok Dhayanchand Recipient of the prestigious “Arjuna Award” in the year
1974 by Government of India. He was awarded by Laxman Award of U.P.
Govt. 1974, Bharat Gaurav Sanman 2013, Kolkata, Yash Bharti Award of U.P
Govt. 2014 and Surya Datta Nation lifetime achievement award, Pune, 2015. To
achieve desired results in the field of Hockey, India needs competent and
dedicated professionals like Ashok Dhayanchand. Indian Renowned T.V.
channel D.D. has made the documentary film on Ashok. Based on the findings
of the present study the following conclusions may be drawn: - Ashok Kumar,
an Arjuna Awardee, is a fantastic hockey player. He was a dedicated
professional. He is trustworthy and dedicated to his work.

Kavita verma (2014) the study was conducted on “Arjuna Awardee Rajkumar
Ahlawat an Eminent Athlete his Personality as Coach and Administrator: A
Case Study”. The main purpose of the study is to highlight the achievement and
contribution of Rajkumar Ahlawat towards promotion of sports the country and
especial promotion of athletes in the state of Rajsthan. This proposed study was
based mainly on primary data. The primary data was collected through
interview techniques and opinion rating questionnaires to be filled by
respondents. The required secondary data was collected through personal
records (degrees, honors, books, and articles), published material (books,
pamphlets, articles, newspapers, pictorial records and official record. Rajkumar
was born on March 2, 1962, in Mohanpura, a small village in the Indian state of

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Rajasthan. His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a landowner in the
same village. Rajkumar's own wife, Mrs. Suraj Ahlawat, was a stay-at-home
mom, and the couple had two sons and a daughter between them.Rajkumar
graduated from Mohanpura Government School in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, and
Baloda Government School in Shinghana, Rajasthan, where he also completed
his high school studies. He graduated from Patiala's Netaji Subhash Chander
Institute of Sports with a certification in Athletic Coaching. In his village, it was
regarded as honourable to send one family member to serve the country by
joining the armed services, so he entered the army right after graduating from
high school. He had the impression that during his time in the Army, the
emphasis was more on Army training than on the unappealing sports. Sports
were his life because he had always aspired to be an athlete. After serving in the
Army for only one year, he joined the railroad to pursue his love.Rajkumar was
a consistent member of the Indian Athletics team for international and domestic
tournaments after joining the railway for about ten years. In the 800, 1500, and
5000 metres, he broke all previous records. He performed admirably in the
5000-meter run and finished third in the 1982 Asian Games, which were held in
New Delhi, India. He also participated in the Indian contingent for the Asian
Games in Seoul, South Korea, in 1986. With the setting of new national records
in the 5000 metres, he won the gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
in Brisbane. He participated in the Indian Olympic team in Los Angeles.His
professional progression from a lowly class IV officer to a class I officer speaks
volumes about his hard work, commitment, and sincerity. He received the
"General Manager Officer" and "Maharana Pratap State Award" from Western
Railway in 1982 and 1985, respectively. Additionally, he received the famous
Indian sports award known as the Arjun Award.Rajkumar was a glorious and
eminent athlete in the field of Indian sports who during his sports career created
many National records and gave breath taking performance. He was an efficient
administrator with democratic approach to work believed in teamwork and
humble with colleagues and staff.

Ansari Azim Uddin (2014) the study was conducted on “Arjun awardee Zafar
Iqbal Legendary Hockey Player A case study”. The purpose of this study is to
highlight the contributions and achievements of Arjuna Awardee Zafar Iqbal
towards Indian Hockey. The secondary purpose of this study is to understand
his philosophy and professional leadership qualities with regards to Indian
Hockey. Sh. Zafar Iqbal's significant role in the 1980 Moscow Olympics gold
medal victory, which came after a sixteen-year break. He served as the team's
captain in several international competitions, including the Los Angeles
Olympics, the Champions Trophy in 1983, and the IX Asian 27 Games in New

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Delhi. At the Los Angeles Olympics opening ceremony, he was given the
privilege of carrying the Indian flag. The highest sports Arjuna Award was
given to him. The Costa and McCrae (1991) NEO five factor inventory scales
were applied. According to the results, Sh. Iqbal scored average on the
dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, and openness, but low on
agreeableness and high on consciousness. This research exposed his abilities as
a professional leader and his views on Indian hockey. Data were gathered by the
investigator from his personal files, photographic records, published material,
and secondary sources. To gather the necessary data, a survey approach was
used to solicit opinions and reactions to Arjuna Awardee Madhu Yadav from a
select group of notable athletes, peers, coaches, and physical educators from
around the nation. She was chosen to represent India in hockey at the 1979
World Cup in Vancouver. She participated in the Indian hockey team that won
the gold medal in the 1981 Asia Cup in Japan. She gave her all to her profession
as an international umpire, player, and manager of the Indian women's hockey
team. She was honoured with the renowned Arjuna Award in 2000 for his
contributions to the sport of hockey.

Naveen kumar (2013) the study was conducted on “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Awardee Indian Sport Shooter vijay Kumar: A Case Study”. The main purpose
of the study is to investigate the contribution and achievements of Vijay Kumar
towards the promotion of shooting and sports in the country. The case study was
designed in which historical biographical, analytical, and interpretive techniques
was utilize. The required secondary data will be collected through personal
records (degree, honours, books, and articles), published material (books,
pamphlets, articles, newspapers, and reports on Vijay Kumar), pictorial records
and official record. Statistical Techniques Data was analysed, interpreted, and
evaluated with required statistical tools like tabulation, graphic presentation,
and percentage. Vijay Kumar is a sport shooter from India. He had born on 19
August 1985. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire
pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Vijay Kumar hails from Barsar
village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is presently a serving
Subedar Major in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) Indian Army.
Vijay Kumar is currently supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative. He
has been posted at Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Mhow since 2003 where
he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov. He became India’s second
medallist in the London Olympics and in fact bettered Gaga Narang’s bronze.
While it is a phenomenal success for the shooter, he is known for his focus and
determination.
He first showcased his talent in the USA World Cup in Fort Benning. A Silver
medal in the 25m Rapid fire pistol event ensured an Olympic quota. At the
Commonwealth Games too, he brought glory to the nation, bagging 3 Gold and
a Silver for his efforts. This was followed by a couple of bronze medals at the

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Asian Games, Guangzhou. A regular in the World’s top 10, he has been ever
consistent and thus reaping the benefits. The recognition at the World stage
started in the 2006 Commonwealth Games after winning both the pairs and the
individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol competition. He finished second at the
Asian Championship in the 25-metre centre-fire pistol. The 2009 ISSF World
Cup in Beijing was probably his biggest achievement. He missed the Gold by
0.1 point in the rapid-fire pistol event. The next year he won 4 Gold and 1 Silver
at the Commonwealth Shooting championships. He received prestigious the
Arjuna Award in 2007. He received Padma Shri Fourth highest award in India
2013. He was awarded by Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan in 2012 which is the
highest Sports Award in India. He was also awarded by Ati Vishisht Seva
Medal (AVSM) in 2013.

Navin (2013) the study was conducted on “Wrestling and its promotion in India
a case study of arjuna awardee Ashok Kumar”. The purpose of the present study
is to assess the factors and facts behind the successful performance of Shri
Ashok Garg in wrestling and knowledge about his family background, his
childhood days, birthplace and education, his interest regarding sports, his diet,
his daily routine work, and his achievements. For achieve his purpose the
investigator held the scheduled interview with Shri Ashok Kumar and his
friends. Through interviews the researcher collected records related the above
mains objectives. Apart from the personal interviews with the above-mentioned
people, the investigator prepared a questionnaire and administered to Ashok
Kumar, the subject so that everything pertaining to his achievements could be
collected. The researcher also collected the data related his achievement and
personality from many newspapers and others secondary sources. Shri Ashok
Kumar was born on 2nd January 1968 at “Sundana” a small village in Rohtak
district of Haryana State. As a child he was quite naughty, very active and loved
sports right from the childhood days.
Though the subject belongs to a middle-class family now, it was his self-
interest, will power, a strong and firm determination that took him to the present
height in wrestling career. The subject’s sound habits, discipline, sincerity,
regularity, punctuality, calmness, relaxed approach, optimistic attitude, die-hard
attitude, aggressive attitude and a very positive and favourable approach
towards sports and people, and his total dedication, will power, determination
and involvement in the sport that have brought him to high level of performance
in wrestling at various levels. The exposure of the subject to several
international competitions and wrestling bouts has made him to realize his own
potentials, which have created confidence in him that he can defeat many
opponents during competitions with self-confidence. The consistent
performance and success in various competitions have not only motivated him
for hard training and perseverance in sports but also have made him realize his
own potentials of becoming a wrestler of international repute. These have

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compelled him to work harder during training, and the subject has developed a
never give up attitude.

Singh, Jasvinder (2013) the study was conducted on “Contribution of akharas in

the promotion of wrestling in India a case study” the main purpose of the study
is to investigate the contribution and achievements of different wrestling
Akharas of Punjab towards promotion of wrestling in India and the examine the
various aspects of wrestling Akharas of Punjab i.e., facilities, organization,
administrative set-up, training programmes and incentives given to wrestlers.
After preparing a structural tool with proper planning, the investigator
personally visited thirty-four wrestling Akharas of Punjab to get this tool filled.
During this scheduled visit, the investigator established a friendly and secure
relationship with the Head of the Akharas and coaches of the Akharas. The
purpose of the study was clearly explained to them, and their cooperation was
solicited for accurate information. Thus, the tool for akhara appraisal was given
to the personnel/promoter/administrator of thirty-four Akharas of Punjab by the
investigator personally. It was assumed that the respondents had given truth
information. Apart from Akhara Appraisal Tool, researcher also collected
required information from different following primary and secondary sources.
Based on the findings of this study the following conclusions have been drawn.
1. Rural and residential akharas were more popular in Punjab. 2. Privately
owned akharas dominated other akharas in Punjab. 3. In Punjab, akharas with
both mud and mat surfaces were more popular. 4. The wrestling was admired
among males as comparison to females in Punjab. 5. The akharas setup with
democratic system provided more infrastructure and scientific training through
qualified coaches to the wrestlers. 6. Mostly akharas were established during the
period of 1951 to 2000

Bala Suman (2009) the study was conducted on “Personality Profile of

Charismatic Hockey Player Padam Shree Dhanraj Pillay - A Case Study”.
Dhanraj Pillay may have become a household name, but few know the traits and
characteristic of his personality, his humble origin and how hockey became a
part of his life. Dhanraj Pillay is one of the most talented hockey players of our
country and gifted with a skill that God reserves for a few; such persons are
obviously beyond any definition. It was, therefore, considered appropriate by
investigator to undertake the present study to depict the holistic portrayal of his
life philosophy, his sporting life achievements, his contribution towards the
promotion of hockey game, to explore his unique personality attributes and to
describe his personality profile so that younger generation of hockey players
may draw inspiration and motivation from this legendary hockey player. the
present study historical, biographical, analytical, and interpretive methods have
been utilized to obtain the information. Data/Information for the present
investigations were derived both from the primary as well as secondary sources.

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The original material/information were collected from the following primary
sources such as official records from offices and places where Sh. Pillay had
worked and was at present employed. Dhanraj Pillay, Indian hockey’s mercurial
striker, was born on 15th July 1968 in a poor family in Khadki (Pune district of
Maharashtra). He was youngest of four brothers and a sister. His father’s name
was Nagalingam Pillay. His forefathers came to Pune from Tamil Nadu in
search of employment. Dhanraj’s father worked in the Ordnance Factory at
Khadki. Mother Andalamma Pillay was a housewife. Circumstances did not
allow his parents to benefit from education. Dhanraj joined Tamil High School
in Kirkee. His teacher Sedhu laxmi says, “He was mischievous, not good at
studies, just average.” Dhanraj did not concentrate much on his studies. He had
his own world — hockey. After all, Khadki had a sporting environment, with
many hockey stalwarts training at the ground his father maintained. Hockey was
very popular; thus, it was not surprising that Dhanraj got hooked. With his all
the three elder brothers interested in hockey, it was natural of him to pick up the
stick, start practicing and playing. Dhanraj says, “Hockey was in my family’s
blood, but we didn’t have money to buy sticks. So my brother and I used to play
with broken sticks after tying them with rope”. Pillay spent his youth in the
Ordinance Factory staff colony. Playing on the soft, muddy surface of the OFK
ground with his brothers and friends from the colony, he learnt his skills with
broken sticks and discarded hockey balls, imitating the style of legendary
forward and idol, Mohammed Shahid. His mother, whom he gives all the credit
for his greatness, encouraged all her four sons to play hockey despite leading a
hand-to-mouth existence. “I had become used to the sound of a hockey ball
being hit all around my small house” reminisces Andalamma fondly. But she
never complained, instead encouraged her children because of a liking for
sports, the connection being a brother who was a famous wrestler in Madhya
Pradesh. Dhanraj owes a lot to elder brother Ramesh Pillay for his hockey
development. Dhanraj moved to Mumbai in the mid-eighties to join his elder
brother Ramesh, who was playing for RCF in the Mumbai league. Ramesh had
already played for India in International matches, and his guidance helped his
younger brother Dhanraj to develop as a potent, speedy striker. As a young boy,
Dhanraj liked scoring goals. So, he wanted to become a forward. His coaches
too encouraged him in this, bringing out a natural flair in him. He therefore,
learnt the art of scoring goals very fast and effectively too, kept on improving
scoring opportunities. Even against tough opponents, he could score goals on
the strength of fast feet and speedier brain. Pillay then moved over to Mahindra
and Mahindra where he was coached by India’s defender, Joqueam Carvallo.
With brilliant performance for his employers and for Mumbai in the national
championship, he carved out a rightful place in the Indian hockey team. He was
selected to play in the Asia Cup of 1989. Dhanraj’s career of hockey in his
school time was zero, because in which school Dhanraj studied, there were no
facilities at all. No ground, no equipment. Dhanraj never played any school

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level tournaments. He had started his hockey carrier only from Open Junior
National Tournament. After this, he played for his department and for the State
of Maharashtra, and finally he entered in Indian hockey team. After he entered
in Indian hockey team, he has never looked back and became a regular member
of Indian hockey team for the next almost two decades. Hockey was everything
for Dhanraj Pillay that is why he never gave importance to anything else, even
to his education too. He just passed his Matriculation. Sometime he felt that his
education in very less but at the same time he says that I am educated enough,
now I am able to communicate with every type of group of people. The debut in
the 1989 Asia Cup opened a new vista to Dhanraj Pillay’s multifaceted skills
which rested on his speed and the ability of his ball control. In fact, many a time
he was accused of overdoing the dribble, satiating his appetite even at the
expense of his team. He became the only player in India to have played in four
Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004), four World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998,
and 2002), four Champions Trophies (1995, 1995, 2002 and 2003) and four
Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002). In fact, India won gold medal
during 1998 Asian Games (1998) and Asia Cup (2003) under his captaincy. He
has been honoured as the highest goal scorer in the Bangkok Asian Games and
was the only Indian player during the 1994 World Cup held at Sydney to figure
in the World Eleven side. While tracing his achievements in domestic circuit, it
is not easy to catalogue all other tournaments he had figured in for Bombay, his
previous employer Mohindra and Mohindra, the country and his current
employer, Indian Airlines. It was but natural that Dhanraj should be elevated to
heading the national team. Dhanraj Pillay is a familiar name not only in India
but also in countries like Malaysia, France, and Germany. He played in the
French league from 1993 to 1998 after having represented the Indian Gymkhana
in London in 1992. Thereafter he played in the Germen league followed by the
Malaysian league.
28 September 2003 was the most gratifying day in Dhanraj Pillay’s life when
his team trounced Pakistan 4-2 to win the first-ever Asian Cup at Kuala
Lumpur. It was an exciting moment for Dhanraj as the Indians had not beaten
Pakistan in the final of any major tournament since 1975 World Cup. Beating
Pakistan in a final had become an uphill task for the last two decades but his
team made it possible at Kuala Lumpur. It was a mission achieved. There were
many more memorable matches, but the match Indian team played against
Pakistan in 1995 in South Asian Federation Games with 30-40 thousand crowds
watching the match, is certainly one of the most memorable. Dhanraj Pillay has
won almost every honour the hockey has to offer. He has won many prestigious
awards through his entire career, including, international and regional awards,
along with Asian Games gold medal as a Captain. He has won India’s highest
sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rattan Award in the year of 1999-2000.
He has won the prestigious civilian award, the Padma Shri in the year 2000. He
was conferred another two awards, that are Arjuna Award in 1995, and K.K.

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Birla Foundation Award (1998- 99). The only glory that has eluded him was an
Olympic Gold, though he has been to the quadrennial games twice - in 1992
(Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta). Though he has established a record having
played in four Olympics, four World Cups and four Asian Games. He captained
the Indian team in 1998 World Cup and crowned his career by leading the teams
to the gold medal at Bangkok Asian Games. The analysis of the
information/data has revealed significant information regarding Sh. Dhanraj
Pillay’s personality, his contributions as a sportsperson, as a coach and as a
sports promoter. All the outstanding sportspersons, hockey Olympians, foreign
hockey players, members from public and members of this family who were
surveyed have overwhelmingly agreed that Sh. Dhanraj Pillay possesses certain
unique and distinct personality characteristics. A vast majority of the surveyed
population has agreed that Sh. Dhanraj Pillay has very impressive personality. It
has emerged that he is a fitness freak, has good physique, 229 possesses
patience and perservance, displays positive attitude, has leadership qualities,
and can face problems and obstacles. There is consensus that he has a very
helping nature, supports and guides others, stands with his friends in time of
needs, is a role model for the many and is a source of inspiration for others.

Gasti, Appanna Mahadeva (2005) the study was conducted on “

A case study on Shri Shripati Khanchanale first Hind-Kesari Wrestler” The
purpose of the present study is to assess the factors and facts behind the
successful performance of Shri Shripati Khanchanale in wrestling. The study
may bring to light certain important features of the subjects, training, coaching,
and other factors related to his performances. To collect the necessary data
pertaining to the present study, the investigator has adopted the technique of
questionnaire coupled with interview technique. After due consultation with the
guide, the investigator prepared a detailed list of materials which must be
collected for a systematic examination of the various aspects pertaining to
present study. primary source materials were consulted to obtain needed data for
the study.  Newspaper clippings, Journals, Articles, and interview responses by
Shri Shripathi Khanchanale in dailies and weeklies. The subject of the present
study Shripati Khanchanale was born on 10th December 1934 at “Yakshamba”
a small village in Chikkodi Taluk, Belguam district of Karnataka State. As a
child the subject was quite naughty, very active and loved sports right from the
childhood days. As a young boy the subject did not show much interest in
academic studies. He played nearly more than 1000 wrestling bouts in his
wrestling career. The subject’s sound habits, discipline, sincerity, regularity,
punctuality, calmness, relaxed approach, optimistic attitude, die-hard attitude,
aggressive attitude and a very positive and favourable approach towards sports
and people, and his total dedication, will power, determination and involvement
in the sport that have brought him to high level of performance in wrestling at

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various levels. The exposure of the subject to several competitions and
wrestling bouts has made him to realize his own potentials, which have created
confidence in him that he can defeat many opponents during competitions with
self-confidence. The consistent performance and success in various
competitions have not only motivated him for hard training and perseverance in
sports but also have made him realize his own potentials of becoming a wrestler
of international repute. These have compelled him to work harder during
training, and the subject has developed a never give up attitude.
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Singh (2004) the study was conducted on “

Padma Shree Milkha Singh legendary athlete sports administrator and sports
promotor a case study” The main purpose of the study is to investigate and
highlighted contribution and achievements of Padma Shree Milkha Singh. His
philosophy about Indian athletics and sports, his professional leadership
qualities as a sports promoter and administrator. The purpose of this study was
to highlight the achievements and contribution of Padma Shree Milkha Singh to
the promotion of sports in the country. Secondly, to underscore his philosophy
about administrative skills as a sports administrator and his professional
leadership qualities. case study has been designed in which historical,
biographical, analytical, and interpretative methods were utilized.
Data/information for this investigation were derived from the primary and the
secondary sources. To get first-hand information, the investigator visited offices
where Padma Shree Milkha Singh had worked for a long period and went
through official records like reports of committees and meetings, annual reports
and published material. Personal record of Padma Shree Milkha Singh was also
investigated and desired information/facts were co effected. The investigator
personally contacted Padma Shree Milkha Singh and conducted his interview.
Various pictorial records of Padma Shree Milkha Singh were investigated.
Some of the photographs relevant to different occasions were chosen as
documents for this study. Published materials of Padma Shree Milkha Singh
such as books, pamphlets, newspaper accounts were studied. Survey technique
was also used to obtain responses and reactions from selected eminent
sportspersons, coaches and physical educationists from.The name of the father
of Milkha Singh was Sampuran Singh who was a farmer, and Mother Smt.
Chawali Bai was a housewife. His wife’s name is Smt. Nirmal Milkha Singh.
He has one son Chiranjeev Milkha Singh and three daughters namely, (1)
Aleeza (2) Mona (3) Sonia. Milkha Singh’s parents were killed in 1947. He
went to Delhi to his relatives. In Nov. 1952, he was taken in the Indian Army. In

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June 1953, there was a six-miles race. Milkha Singh got 6th place and was
selected for special training for Running. Mr. Gurdev Singh was his first coach.
In December 1953, Milkha Singh’s Brigade had a game trial in 400-m race.
When he ran 400m race first time, his time was 63 seconds, and he was selected
for Brigade games here he got 4th place and was selected for southern
command meet. In December 1954, E.M.E. centre’s sports tournament started.
In this tournament, Milkha Singh got second place in 400 m by clocking 50 sec.
In January 1955, he participated in Southern Command meet and got first place
in 400 m. He clocked 49.4 sec. After Southern Command meet, he participated
in Combined Services meet and got second place and was selected for the
National team. In 1956, National games were held at Patiala, and he got fourth
place and was selected for the Olympic camp. 151 In final trial, Milkha Singh
got first place in 200 m. and 400 m race and was selected to represent India in
Melbourne Olympic. In Melbourne Olympics, he participated in 200 m and 400
m. races but could not get any medal, but he got training schedule from Mr.
Charle Jack (gold medalist in 400 m). In 1957, Milkha Singh created two
national records in 200 m with 21.3 sec and 400 m with 47.5 Sec. In 1958, he
improved his national records in 200 m with 21.2 sec and 400 m with 46.6. sec.
In 1958, he participated in Tokyo Asiad, won two gold medals in 200 m and
400 m, and was declared the best athlete of Asia. In 1958, he participated in
Commonwealth Games and won gold medal in 400 m race clocking 46.6. In
February 1959, he got two Gold Medals in 200m with 21.4 sec. and 400 m with
47.1 sec. at Trivandrum National Tournament. In January 1960, he went to
Pakistan to take part an Invitation meet and won three Gold Medals in 200m,
400 m and 4 x 400 m races. He was also accorded the title - ‘Flying Sikh’. In
February 1960, he again participated in National Games, New Delhi, and
established new national records in the following events: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m,
4 x 100 m relay and 4 x 400m relay. New records Old Records In 100 Mtrs.
10.4 sec. 10.6 In 200Mtrs. 20.8 sec. 21.2 In 400Mtrs 46.1 sec. 46.6 In 4x100
Mtrs. Relay 42.1 sec. 42.5 In 4x400Mtrs. Relay 3:12:6 3:15:1 152 In September
1960, Milkha Singh participated in Rome Olympics. Here he won one round
and then another and then the third and so on. Thus, qualifying in heat after
heat, he reached the final. In the final heat he was running ahead of all till 250
m, at 250 m he checked his speed, and three runners crossed him. He tried his
best to overtake them. At last, all the four finished the race almost together.
Though he was fourth, yet he had broken the Olympic record. After this, he
participated in 1962 Jakarta and got two gold medals, one in 400 m by checking
46.9 seconds and 4 x 400 m relay. And at last, he participated in 1964 Tokyo
Olympics in 4 x 400 m relay race. Here, for the first time an Asian team reached
the final heat of 4 x 400 m relay, but they could not get any medal. In 1961,
Milkha Singh joined Punjab Sports Department as Deputy Sports Director,
Punjab. He retired as a Director of Sports and Youth Programme on 31st
October 1993. During his tenure, he worked for promotion of sports and games,

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and introduced sports wings and held sports camps. During his tenure as
Director of Youth Programme (Sports), he devoted full attention to the
promotion of sports at school, college, university, and state levels. He stressed
upon sports in rural areas. To train young athletes upto the international
standards, Milkha Singh offered his services to the Athletics Federation of
India. All he asked for was eight years’ time without any interference. But the
federation did not show any interest. He also proposed to the Punjab
Government to set up a Sports Academy, but all his plans were thwarted. For
the last 30 years, Milkha Singh has been acting as President of the Chandigarh
Athletic Association. He is taking a keen interest in promoting athletics among
youngsters. He has proved an excellent administrator. He built the youth
programme (sports), Department of Punjab, from a scratch. He got huge funds
allocated to run various schemes of the department. In August 2001, Milkha
Singh refused to accept the Arjuna Award and said that the award was not in
conformity with “the stature of services he had rendered to the nation and also
because did not want to associate himself with an award that had lost its
prestige, as 50 per cent of the awardees were non deserving”. Milkha Singh
helped his old teammate, Daljeet Singh, gold, and silver medallist in 1962
Jakarta Asian Games. Daljeet Singh had knee problems. Milkha Singh had
made an initial contribution of Rs. 10,000/- from his saving account (No.
11000/34621) for his contemporary and friend. Milkha Singh, accompanied by
his wife, took Daljeet Singh to P.G. I. Chandigarh, where Orthopedic Surgeon,
Dr. M.S. Dhillon, examined him (Daljeet Singh) and Milkh Singh took over the
responsibility to get the knee transplanted. He fulfilled his promise. Milkha
Singh has adopted nine-year old Gurvinder Singh from Kubheri village in
Kharar near Chandigarh. He is the son of brave Hhavildar Vikram Singh who
sacrificed his life during the recapture of Tiger Hill on July 6. Padma Shree
Milkha Singh has won the following awards: 1. He received national award
Padma Shree in 1958. 154 2. He received Hiemens World Trophy by the Govt,
of United States in 1958. 3. He received Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award in
1997. Based on the findings/information of the present study the following
conclusions may be drawn. Milkha Singh is the best athlete India has ever
produced. 2. He is a thoroughly committed professional 3. He is very efficient,
honest, and dedicated administrator and a strict disciplinarian. 4. Milkha Singh
has contributed a lot for the promotion of sports in India. 5. He equated work
with religion. 6. There are only few parallels to him in honesty and
transparency.

Dillon, M. (2000). Balbir Singh legendary hockey player a case study.

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