Sanjeeva Kumar Singh

Sanjeeva Kumar Singh is an Indian Archery coach from Jharkhand. He is Chief at Tata Football Academy and Sports, Tata Steel. He is the recipient of Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award by the Government of India.

Education & Career

Sanjeeva received his BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi and Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur.[1] Having started off as an amateur archer, Sanjeeva Singh went on to win many a laurels for India at various international sports meets. His list of achievements includes 1 bronze at Asian Championship, 1 Gold and 1 Bronze at Federation Cup International Meet. He has also worked as the coach of the Indian Archery Team. Under his able guidance, the team won 12 Gold and 10 Silver medals at the 2nd South Asian Archery Championship in India.

Awards

In 1992, Sanjeeva received the Arjuna Award[2] by the Government India for his contribution to Indian Archery. He has also received Dronacharya Award[3][4] in 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Honour for mentor of archers". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 2008-08-07. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080807/jsp/jharkhand/story_9658207.jsp. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 
  2. ^ "List of Past Arjuna Award Recipients". Government of India. http://yas.nic.in/index3.asp?sslid=767&subsublinkid=129&langid=1. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 
  3. ^ "List of Past Dronacharya Award Recipients". Government of India. http://yas.nic.in/index2.asp?linkid=11&slid=221&sublinkid=132&langid=1. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 
  4. ^ "Sanjeeva Singh from Tata Steel receives the Dronacharya Award from The President of India, currently working with NDPL a tata power co. in Delhi". Tata Steel. 2008-08-29. http://www.tatasteel.com/newsroom/press463.asp. Retrieved 2010-01-22.