Bhalindra Singh
Bhalindra Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4th & 6th President of Indian 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 October 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 April 1992 | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raja Bhalindra Singh (9 October 1919 – 16 April 1992) was an Indian first class cricketer and Maharajkumar of Patiala. His father was Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and his brother Yuvraj of Patiala played Test cricket for India.
Bhalindra was a right-handed middle order batsman and handy right arm slow bowler. He played just one first class match in England, for Cambridge University in 1939 against Northamptonshire. The rest of his games were played for Southern Punjab and Patiala back home in India. His only century was made for Southern Punjab against Northern India in 1943-44.
After finishing his cricket career, he was very active as a national sports administrator. Singh was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1947-92, and was the President of the Indian Olympic Association from 1960-75 and from 1980-84.[1] He was instrumental in organising and bringing the 9th Asian Games to Delhi in 1982.[2]
His son Raja Randhir Singh was the secretary general of Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 2012. Randhir is also the current Acting President of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) since 2021.[3] Randhir was also the Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Asia since 1991-2015, the representative for India on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001-2014, and since 2014, Randhir has been an honorary member of the IOC.[4] Randhir is a 1979 recipient of the Arjuna Award.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Indian Olympic Association". olympic.ind.in. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Bobb, Dilip; Raina, Asoka (12 August 2014). "India set to stage country's most ambitious undertaking to date - IX Asiad". India Today. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Reuters (11 September 2021). "Singh appointed acting Olympic Council of Asia president". Reuters. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Raja Randhir SINGH - Indian Olympic Association, IOC Member since 2001". International Olympic Committee. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Raja Randhir SINGH - Indian Olympic Association, IOC Member since 2001". International Olympic Committee. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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- 1919 births
- 1992 deaths
- Indian cricketers
- Indian sports executives and administrators
- Cambridge University cricketers
- Southern Punjab cricketers
- Patiala cricketers
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in sports
- Aitchison College alumni
- Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge