Ashan Kumar
 Ashan Kumar, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | "Silent killer" Legend in Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Bhera village, Bhiwani , Haryana , India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||
| Position | All Rounder | ||||||||||||||
| League | Pro Kabaddi League | ||||||||||||||
| Team | India | ||||||||||||||
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Ashan Kumar Sangwan is a former Indian professional Kabaddi player and Coach of Tamil Thalaivas.[1] Kumar was the Indian captain of the first Asian Games gold medal-winning team.in recognition of his achievements in the sport, he was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India[2] and Dronacharya Award in 2021.[3] Presently he is the coach of the Indian Kabaddi team.[4][5]
Early life
Ashan Kumar was born on 15 April 1960, Bhera village, in the Bhiwani district of Haryana.[6] He took up Kabaddi during his school days. After having played for his school team, he represented India at the first Asian games as a captain in 1990.[7]
Career
The Indian Kabaddi team under Kumar's captaincy won the gold medal in the Asian Games in 1990. At the 64th Kabaddi Senior Nationals, Ashan Kumar was the coach of the Haryana squad, who advanced to the tournament's semifinals. He received the prestigious Arjuna Award from the then-President of India in 1999, the Bhim Award from the governor of Haryana in 1994, and the Bharat Gaurav Award from the president of the AKFI in 1993.As a coach, Asan Sangwan has been the coach of India in 1998 in his coaching team India won gold medal in bangkok.In 2010, he was coach of the Iran team that competed and won silver at Guangzhou.[8] He was also coach of South Korea in 2018.[9] Kumar is currently the head coach of Tamil Thalaivas in the Pro Kabaddi League,[10][11] as well as the coach of the Indian Kabaddi team.
References
- ^ Judge, Shahid. "Pro Kabaddi: Meet Ashan Kumar, the former India captain behind Tamil Thalaivas' turnaround". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Award Winners - Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)". www.indiankabaddi.org. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "भारतीय कबड्डी टीम के मुख्य कोच असन कुमार की मेहनत लाई रंग, राष्ट्रपति से मिला द्रौणाचार्य अवार्ड". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "If We Want to Reach our Goals, We Shouldn't Be Looking Back At Our Mistakes: Tamil Thalaivas Coach Ashan Kumar". News18. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "AKFI appoints coaches for the Indian national Kabaddi teams". Kabaddi Adda. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Judge, Shahid. "Pro Kabaddi: Meet Ashan Kumar, the former India captain behind Tamil Thalaivas' turnaround". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Judge, Shahid. "Pro Kabaddi: Meet Ashan Kumar, the former India captain behind Tamil Thalaivas' turnaround". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Iran holds on to its Kabaddi history with an iron grip".
- ^ "At times, we had just 4-5 players in training: Ashan Kumar opens up on role in coaching South Korea to Asian Games silver". Firstpost. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ ANI (18 November 2022). "We will play with more drive, vigour in Hyderabad: Tamil Thalaivas head coach Ashan Kumar". ThePrint. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Mayank (12 December 2022). "Pro Kabaddi 2022: Tamil Thalaivas coach Ashan Kumar on playoffs entry, PKL 9 campaign, coaching style". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.