WShabbir Ali, is an Indian football manager and former player. He was awarded the Dhyan Chand Award, the highest award in Indian sports for lifetime achievement, given by Government of India in 2011. He is the first footballer to be named for the Dhyan Chand Award.
WHarishchandra Madhavrao Birajdar {मराठी: हरिश्चंद्र माधवराव बिराजदार} was a wrestler and wrestling coach from India. He was a Gold Medallist in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. He was also known as the coach of National Games winners.
WBharat Kumar Chettri is an Indian field hockey player. He is the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team.
WMary D'Souza Sequeira is an Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in track and field and field hockey. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. D'Souza won a bronze medal in the 200 metres and a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1951 Asian Games with Pat Mendonca, Banoo Guzdar and Roshan Mistry.
WThe Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian field hockey player who scored more than 1000 goals during a career which spanned over 20 years from 1926 to 1948. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured for their contributions to sport both during their active sporting career and after retirement. As of 2020, the award comprises a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹10 lakh (US$14,000).
WSathi Geetha is an Indian track and field athlete from Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh. She is a sprinter specializing in the 400 metres.
WRomeo James is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, winning a silver medal with the Indian team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team placed fifth.
WSushil Kohli is an Indian swimmer and water polo player. He was born on 19 April 1953. His father was the late Sh Mulkh Raj Kohli, who started the company Beat All Sports commonly known as BAS. He received a bronze medal at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
WSachin Nag was an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the water polo at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He won the first gold medal for India in the Asian Games when he won it in men's 100 metre freestyle swimming at the 1951 Asian Games in Delhi.
WSatyadev Prasad is an athlete from India. He competes in archery.
WVarinder Singh is an Indian field hockey player. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.