Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha on Tuesday announced two memorial awards named after veteran sports administrator late Raja Randhir Singh and multiple Asian and Commonwealth Games medallist and renowned pistol coach Jaspal Rana.
While Singh, who served as the secretary general of the IOA for 25 years from 1987 to 2012, and also as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), passed away at the age of 79 in May this year, Rana, who was the coach of double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, died at the age of 49 in June.
Usha made the announcement here during the launch of a book on Rana titled “Maverick Jaspal”, co-authored by senior sports journalists S Kannan and G Rajaraman.
“From this year, the IOA has decided to introduce two memorial trophies in the names of legendary Raja Randhir Singh and shooting great Jaspal Rana for the best athletes in the Asian Games,” she said.
“The Raja Randhir Singh Trophy will be awarded to the best male athlete of the Asian Games, .
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