He was a member of the Travancore-Cochin Santosh Trophy team and had captained the Indian team in a few tournaments.
Nisha Warsi's father was a tailor before a stroke in 2015 paralysed him and caused him to retire.
One of India's most successful track athletes, Milkha Singh, has passed away aged 91 after a long battle with Covid-19.
Bhardwaj was India's national boxing coach from 1968 to 1989 and also played his role as a national selector.
By the time the Rio Games came around, Vinesh was one of the favourites to land a medal for India, and with good reason.
The Flying Sikh remains the first and only one to win the gold medals in the 400m event at the Asian and Commonwealth Games.
James won the Asian Games gold medal in 2006 and also bagged a gold at the Asian Powerlifting Championship in 2008.
In 36 years, when Kabaddi became part of the Asian Games, India has won nine gold medals.
Below is the list of swimmers who made India proud with global achievements:
With the necessary skillset at her disposal, Batra has all the ability to develop into a world class paddler.