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