Famous sports personalities of india

Famous sports personalities of india - (ATHLETICS)

1. FAMOUS SPORTS PERSONALITIES OF INDIA : {ATHLETICS} BY DHIRAJ RAMAKANT JADHAV

2. MILKHA SINGH Track and field athlete Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, is a former Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. BORN : 1935, Govindpura, Pakistan NATIONALITY : Indian SPOUSE : Nirmal Kaur (m. 1962) CHILDREN : Jeev Milkha Singh SIBLIMGS : Malkhan Singh, Ishvar Singh BOOKS : The Race of My Life

3. P.T. USHA Track and field athlete Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, popularly known as P. T. Usha, is an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Kerala. P. T. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. BORN: June 27, 1964 (age 50), Payyoli FULL NAME: Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha NICKNAME: Payyoli Express SPOUSE: V Srinivasan (m. 1991) AWARDS: Padma Shri Awards, Arjuna Award for Athletics PARENTS: E.P.M. Paithal, T.V. Lakshmi

4. MARY KOM BOXER Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, also known as MC Mary Kom, or simply Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer. She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. BORN: March 1, 1983 (age 32),Churachandpur district FULL NAME: Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom SPOUSE: K Onler Kom (m. 2005) CHILDREN: Khupneivar Kom, Rechungvar Kom AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Boxing,  PARENTS: Akham Kom, Tonpa Kom

5. SAINA NEHWAL BADMINTON PLAYER Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton player who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world by Badminton World Federation Women's Singles 2015. She is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. BORN: March 17, 1990 (age 25), Hisar HEIGHT: 1.65 m PARENTS: Harvir Singh Nehwal, Usha Nehwal SIBLINGS: Abu Chandranshu Nehwal AWARDS: Padma Shri Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award for Badminton, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports EDUCATION: Campus School, CCS HAU,National Institute of Rural Development, St. Ann's College for Women

6. JAYANTHA TALUKDAR ARCHERY Jayanta Talukdar is an Indian archer. BORN: March 2, 1986 (age 29), Guwahati PARENTS: Ranjan Talukdar SIBLINGS: Nikhilesh Talukdar AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Archery

7. SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR CRICKETER Sachin Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and by many as the greatest batsman of all time. BORN: April 24, 1973 (age 42), Mumbai HEIGHT: 1.65 m SPOUSE: Anjali Tendulkar (m. 1995) BOOKS: Playing It My Way AWARDS: Bharat Ratna, Wisden Cricketers of the Year,  PARENTS: Rajni Tendulkar, Ramesh Tendulkar

8. VISHWANATHAN ANAND CHESS Grandmaster Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002, at a time when the world title was split. BORN: December 11, 1969 (age 45),Mayiladuthurai NATIONALITY: Indian SPOUSE: Aruna Anand (m. 1996) CHILDREN: Akhil Anand AWARDS: Chess Oscar, Padma Vibhushan,  PARENTS: Susheela, Viswanathan Iyer

9. NARIAN KARTHIKEYAN CAR RACING Formula One driver Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. BORN: January 14, 1977 (age 38), Chennai MOVIES: Judgement Day

10. BULA CHOUDHARY SWIMMING LEGISLATOR Bula Choudhury is a former national women's swimming champion of India. She is the first woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel first in 1989 and again in 1999. She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1990. BORN: 1970 AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Swimming

11. ABHINAV BINDRA SHOOTING Olympic athlete Abhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian shooter and is a World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event. BORN: September 28, 1982 (age 32),Dehradun HEIGHT: 1.73 m PASRENTS: Apjit Bindra, Babli Bindra AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Shooting BOOKS: A Shot at History EDUCATION: The Doon School, University of Colorado Boulder

12. BAICHUNG BHUTIA FOOTBALLER Baichung Bhutia or Bhaichung Bhutia is an Indian footballer of Sikkimese-Bhutia descent who plays as a striker for East Bengal in the I-League. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. BORN: December 15, 1976 (age 38),Tinkitam HEIGHT: 1.73 m SPOUSE: Madhuri Tipnis (m. 2004) EDUCATION: Tashi Namgyal Academy CURRENTTEAM: United Sikkim F.C. (#15 / Forward) AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Football