Bhalindra Singh
Bhalindra Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Singh (second from right) inLondon,England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th & 6th President of theIndian Olympic Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1960–1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Yadavindra Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Mehra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1980–1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Mehra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Vidya Charan Shukla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the International Olympic Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1947–1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1919 Patiala,Punjab Province,British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1992(aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4, includingRandhir Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Bhupinder Singh(father) Jaswant Kaur (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Aitchison College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bhalindra Singh(9 October 1919 – 16 April 1992) was an Indian sports administrator and formerfirst-classcricketer.Singh was an influential sports administrator who held positions in international and Indiansports governing bodies.
Early life and education
[edit]Bhalindra Singh was born on 9 October 1919 inPatiala,Punjab Province,British India.[1]He was a younger son ofMaharajaBhupinder Singhof Patiala. Singh's mother was Jaswant Kaur. His elder brother wasYadavindra Singh,the last ruling Maharaja of Patiala.
Singh was educated atAitchison CollegeinLahoreand later attendedMagdalene College, CambridgeinEngland.[2]
Cricket career
[edit]Singh was a right-handedmiddle orderbatsmanand right arm slowbowler.[1]During his time at theUniversity of Cambridge,he played one match for theCambridge University Cricket ClubagainstNorthamptonshire County Cricket Clubin 1939.[3][1]After Cambridge, Singh played 12 matches in India forSouthern PunjabandPatiala.[1]In the 1943–44 season, he made his only century while playing for Southern Punjab againstNorthern India.[1]
Sports administration career
[edit]After finishing his cricket career, Singh became a sports administrator, and he held positions in international and domesticsports governing bodies.
Singh was a member of theInternational Olympic Committee(IOC) from 1947 to 1992 and had also served on the IOC's executive board.[4][5]He was instrumental in organising and bringing the9th Asian Gamesto Delhi in 1982.[6]Singh had also served as the President of theAsian Games Federation.[7][8]
Singh was President of theAthletics Federation of Indiafrom 1952 to 1968.[9]He was also the President of theSwimming Federation of Indiafrom 1952 to 1955.[10]Singh was the President of theIndian Olympic Association(IOA) from 1960 to 1975 and from 1980 to 1984.[4]The Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy is named after Singh and is awarded to the team that wins the highest number of gold medals at theNational Games of India.[11][12]
Awards
[edit]- Padma Bhushan– 1983[13]
- Service Award by theUnited States Sports Academy– 1983[14]
Personal life
[edit]Singh had 3 daughters and one son.[3]His son,Randhir Singh,is a prominent sports administrator and was anOlympic-leveltrapandskeet shooter.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Bhalindra Singh Profile – Cricket Player India. Stats, Records, Video".ESPNcricinfo.Archivedfrom the original on 26 March 2023.Retrieved26 March2023.
- ^Encyclopaedia of Cities and Towns in India: Punjab.Gyan Publishing House. 2008. p. 198.ISBN978-81-212-0973-1.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2023.Retrieved13 April2023.
- ^abDirectorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India (1992).Advance.Public Relations, Punjab. pp. 46–47.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2023.Retrieved13 April2023.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ab"Indian Olympic Association".Indian Olympic Association.Archivedfrom the original on 24 January 2022.Retrieved31 January2022.
- ^Olympic Review.International Olympic Committee,. 1980. p. 125.Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2023.Retrieved13 April2023.
- ^Bobb, Dilip; Raina, Asoka (12 August 2014)."India set to stage country's most ambitious undertaking to date – IX Asiad".India Today.Archivedfrom the original on 31 January 2022.Retrieved31 January2022.
- ^Kaul, Vimla (1978).India Since Independence: Chronology of Events.Vol. 7. Sagar Publications. p. 1742.Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2023.Retrieved13 April2023.
- ^"Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Sajan Prakash and Hashika Ramachandra crowned Best Athletes".India Today.12 October 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
- ^Naseem, Mohammad; Naseem, Saman (20 August 2022).Sports Law in India.Kluwer Law International B.V.ISBN978-94-035-4775-6.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2023.Retrieved13 April2023.
- ^Wadhwaney, Kishin R. (2002).The Story of Swimming.Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 290.ISBN978-81-230-1012-0.
- ^Olympics.com (12 October 2022)."National Games 2022: Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Lovlina Borgohain wins gold in boxing".Olympics.Archivedfrom the original on 21 October 2022.Retrieved6 April2023.
- ^Peri, Dinakar (14 October 2022)."Services team tops medals tally at National Games 2022 for fourth consecutive time".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Archivedfrom the original on 7 April 2023.Retrieved6 April2023.
- ^"Padma Awards. Interactive Dashboard".dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in.Archivedfrom the original on 8 November 2022.Retrieved8 November2022.
- ^Careers Digest: A Journal of Careers, Competitions, and Current Affairs.1983. p. 53.Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2023.Retrieved13 April2023.
- ^"Raja Randhir SINGH – Indian Olympic Association, IOC Member since 2001".International Olympic Committee.16 December 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 9 January 2022.Retrieved30 January2022.
- ^"Singh appointed acting Olympic Council of Asia president".Reuters.11 September 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 29 October 2021.Retrieved30 January2022.