Om Prakash Bhardwaj

Prakash Senthamarai(Om Prakash Bhardwaj) is a Boxing coach from India. In 1985, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award, the highest award of the land in the field of coaching of sports and athletics,[1] by the government of India.He is India's first Dronacharya awardee coach for Boxing.

Career as a Coach

Bhardwaj remained as National coach from 1968 to 1989. During his stint Indian boxers has been on top slot of medals tally in the Asian Games(1970-1986), Mini Commonwealth Games ( Brisbane, 1982), Kings Cup (Bangkok, 1982) and SAF Games ( Calcutta, 1987).

He was the founder of the Boxing Coaching Department at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, where he served as chief coach from 1975 to 1988. He has trained around 15,000 boxers in the country.[2] Mr. Bhardwaj also taught some basic techniques of boxing to Rahul Gandhi. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "list of awardees of dronacharya award" http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7000365931.htm "list of awardees of dronacharya award". Retrieved 14 February 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "First dronacharya awardee" http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060301/cth3.htm#4 "First dronacharya awardee". Retrieved 14 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "'Rahul Gandhi, the boxer, is extremely fit'" http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rahul-gandhi-the-boxer-is-extremely-fit/466253/ "'Rahul Gandhi, the boxer, is extremely fit'". Retrieved 14 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)