Hindi Awards Indian Sports Honours 2017 - Cast & Crew

Lalita Babar is a well-known Indian long runner Athlete. She was born on 2 June 1989 in Mohi, Satara, Maharashtra. She is from a farmer’s family. At a young age, Lalita started her career as a long-distance runner. She became the hat trick winner of the Mumbai Marathon in 2014. After winning the marathon, Lalita upgraded to the 3000m steeplechase and won the bronze medal at 9:35.37 in the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. In the 2015 Asian Championship, she won the gold medal clocking 9:34.13. She keeps breaking her records by clocking 9:27.86 in the 2015 World Championship in Beijing. In 2016, she made the national record by clocking 9:27.09  at the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships.

Anjali Bhagwat is a well-known Indian Sports Shooter. She was born on 5 December 1969 in Mumbai. Her mother works for All India Radio, and her sister is a singer. Her husband is Mandar Bhagwat, a Mumbai-based businessman. Anjali was inspired in sports by American athlete Carl Lewis. She joined the National Cadet Corps during her school days. She remained connected with the NCC when she joined Kirti College, Mumbai. In her college curriculum, she got into the Maharashtra Rifle Association.

Sakshi Malik was born on 3rd September,1992 in Mokhra village, Rohtak district, Haryana, India. She is a freestyle wrestler. She is the daughter of Sukhbir Malik, who was a bus conductor in Delhi under Delhi Transportation Corporation, and Sudesha Malik, who is local health clinic supervisor. She got motivated to take up wrestling because of her grandfather, Badlu Ram who himself was also a wrestler.

Smriti Mandhana’s full name is Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana. She is an amazing Indian Cricketer and plays for Women’s National Team. She was named the best Women’s International Cricketer by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), in June 2018. Mandhana was born to Smita and Shrinivas Mandhana on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was just two when her family moved to Madhavnagar, Sangli, Maharashtra. She completed her schooling from there. She was inspired by both her father and brother, Sharavan to play Cricket. Her brother played Cricket at the district level for Sangli. He also played the State level tournament as well in the Under-16 tournament. It motivated her to take up a career in Cricket. She was nine when she got selected in Maharashtra’s Under-15 team and got picked for Maharashtra Under-19 team at the age of eleven.

Badminton World Federation has marked her with the first rank for her outstanding Badminton skills. Born to state level badminton parents Harvir Singh and Usha Rani, she has been passionate about the game since her childhood. Coming from Hisar district of Haryana, this little girl from Haryana received her primary training from S.M Arif and Nani Prasad in Hyderabad where they resided. As a child, she had also mastered herself in Karate. She had pursued her education in the schools in Hyderabad.

P.V. Sindhu is an Indian badminton player. Her full name is Pusarla Venkata Sindhu. Sindhu is one of the only two Indian badminton players who has won an Olympic medal. Only two sportspeople have won an Olympic medal for India, the first one is Saina Nehwal, while P.V. Sindhu is the second. She is also the first woman to get Silver for India in Olympics. Sindu made the nation proud in the Commonwealth Games 2018 and won silver.

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparampil Usha (P. T. Usha) is an Indian athlete hailing from Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala. She was born on 27th June 1964. She is the queen of Indian race course and is popularly and proudly known by the names Udanpari, Payyoli Express, Sprint Queen, Sportsperson of the century and the Golden Girl of the nation. She was suffering from ill health in her early days of childhood. But she was a fighter. Usha had the spark of an athletic talent right from her primary school days. She has been a performer since those days.

Amit Rohidas is a well-known Indian hockey player from Odisha. His playing position is a defender in the Indian National Team. He is the tenth player of Odisha to play for the Olympic Games. He was born on 10 May 1993 in Saunamara, Sundergarh, Odisha. In 2004, Amit joined Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela, to play hockey. In 2009, he was selected in the National Junior Team. In the 2013 Asia Cup, Ipoh got selected in the senior squad, and the team won the Silver medal.

Arjun Halappa is a well-known former Indian Hockey Player. He was also the captain of the Indian Hockey Team. He used to play from the forward position. He was born on 18 December 1980 in Somwarpet, Kodagu, Karnataka. His father was B.K Halappa, a player of East Bengal Club Hockey. His wife is Bhavana. In 1988, he joined Centre Of Excellence and later played for Senior Nationals in Hyderabad. With the guidance of coach C.R. Kumar and Harendera, he debuted at Junior International in Europe. In the Junior Asia Cup 2000, he scored eight goals.

Pullela Gopichand is a well-known former Indian badminton player. He is the Chief Coach of the National Indian Badminton Team. He was born on 16 November 1973 in Nagandla, Andhra Pradesh. His father is Mr. Pullela Subash Chandra, and his mother is  Mrs. Pullela Subbaravamma. He studied at St. Paul High School, Hyderabad, and completed graduation in Public Administration from A.V College, Hyderabad. His wife is P.V.V Lakshmi, a fellow badminton player.

Anil Kumble is a former cricketer who played for Indian team and he was also the team captain. Anil Kumble was born on 17th October 1970 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. His parents are Saroja and Krishna Swamy. His brother's name is Dinesh Kumble. He took his primary education from Holy Saint English School. He attended National College, Basavanagudi for his junior college years and completed his graduation in B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Engineering College. His nickname 'Jumbo' is kept by his speedy deliveries he bowls and also because of his foot size. Kumble started playing cricket at the age of 13; he joined the cricket academy Young Cricketers in Bangalore. On 30th November 1989 he played his debut first- class game from Karnataka against Hyderabad; he took four wickets in the match. He was then selected for U-19 India against Pakistan; he scored 113 and 76 in two tests respectively. He was selected in the national squad; he played his first ODI against Sri Lanka in Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah on 25th April 1990 and made his Test debut against England the same year and picked up three wickets in the first innings. He further proved himself and made a mark as a genuine spinner during India's tour to South Africa in 1992. In the four test match series, he took 18 wickets at an average of 25.94 with the economy rate of 1.84. Kumble took 50 wickets in 10 matches, fastest by any Indian till Ravichandran Ashwin broke the record achieving it in 9 matches.

Ajay Thakur is a professional Kabaddi player. He was born on May 1st, 1987, in Dabhota village of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, to his parents Rajinder Kaur and Chottu Ram. He married Sandeep Rana on April 10, 2019. Kabaddi has always been a significant part of his family; his father is a former Kabaddi player and coach. Thakur was drawn to the game at a very young age and carried on the family legacy. He represented the Indian Kabaddi Team at the age of 19, inspired by his cousin Rakesh, who had already represented India in Kabaddi at the international level. He is the former captain of the Indian National Men’s Kabaddi Team. Thakur was part of the national teams that won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup and a gold medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Neeraj Chopra is a world-famous Indian javelin thrower. He was born on 24 December 1997 to Satish Kumar and Saroj Devi in Panipat, Haryana. He is a brother of two sisters. He completed his schooling from BVN Public School. He attained a bachelor's degree in arts from Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab. When he joined Panipat Sports Authority, Chopra realized his sports potential, and Jaiveer Singh became his first coach. He started long run and javelin throw training at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex under Naseem Ahmed. Chopra tested his talent in the Lucknow 2012 Junior Championship. He made a record throw of 68.4 meters.

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is a former Indian tennis player born on 07th June 1974 in Madras, Tamil Nadu. Mahesh used to compete in the doubles category and was the World No. 1. He pursued graduation at the University of Mississippi, United States. He is now married to Lara Dutta and has a daughter, Saira. As a tennis player, Mahesh Bhupathi played the French Open in 1997 with his Japanese partner Rika Hari in the mixed doubles category. Together they won the French Open, making him the first Indian to achieve a victory at a major tournament. In 1999, Mahesh and his Indian partner Leander Paes became the first pair to reach the finals of all four Grand Slams since 1952.

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