Bhalindra Singh Explained

Bhalindra Singh
Office:4th & 6th President of the Indian Olympic Association
Term Start:1960
Term End:1975
Predecessor:Yadavindra Singh
Successor:Om Prakash Mehra
Term Start1:1980
Term End1:1984
Predecessor1:Om Prakash Mehra
Successor1:Vidya Charan Shukla
Office2:Member of the International Olympic Committee
Term Start2:1947
Term End2:1992
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Country:India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm slow
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:13
Runs1:392
Bat Avg1:21.77
100S/50S1:1/1
Top Score1:109
Deliveries1:1284
Wickets1:25
Bowl Avg1:27.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/34
Catches/Stumpings1:4/0
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34810.html ESPNcricinfo
Parents:Bhupinder Singh (father)
Jaswant Kaur (mother)
Birth Place:Patiala, Punjab Province, British India
Birth Date:9 October 1919
Alma Mater:Magdalene College, Cambridge
Education:Aitchison College
Children:4, including Randhir Singh
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Bhalindra Singh (9 October 1919 – 16 April 1992) was an Indian sports administrator and former first-class cricketer. Singh was an influential sports administrator who held positions in international and Indian sports governing bodies.

Early life and education

Bhalindra Singh was born on 9 October 1919 in Patiala, Punjab Province, British India.[1] He was a younger son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. Singh's mother was Jaswant Kaur. His elder brother was Yadavindra Singh, the last ruling Maharaja of Patiala.

Singh was educated at Aitchison College in Lahore and later attended Magdalene College, Cambridge in England.[2]

Cricket career

Singh was a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm slow bowler. During his time at the University of Cambridge, he played one match for the Cambridge University Cricket Club against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 1939.[3] After Cambridge, Singh played 12 matches in India for Southern Punjab and Patiala. In the 1943–44 season, he made his only century while playing for Southern Punjab against Northern India.

Sports administration career

After finishing his cricket career, Singh became a sports administrator, and he held positions in international and domestic sports governing bodies.

Singh was a member of the International 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 the 9th Asian Games to Delhi in 1982.[6] Singh had also served as the President of the Asian Games Federation.[7] [8]

Singh was President of the Athletics Federation of India from 1952 to 1968.[9] He was also the President of the Swimming Federation of India from 1952 to 1955.[10] Singh was the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) from 1960 to 1975 and from 1980 to 1984. The Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy is named after Singh and is awarded to the team that wins the highest number of gold medals at the National Games of India.[11] [12]

Awards

Personal life

Singh had 3 daughters and one son. His son, Randhir Singh, is a prominent sports administrator and was an Olympic-level trap and skeet shooter.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhalindra Singh Profile – Cricket Player India. Stats, Records, Video . 2023-03-26 . ESPNcricinfo. en . 26 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326214741/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/bhalindra-singh-34810 . live .
  2. Book: Encyclopaedia of Cities and Towns in India: Punjab . 2008 . Gyan Publishing House . 978-81-212-0973-1 . 198 . en . 13 April 2023 . 8 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408185340/https://books.google.com/books?id=xhgoAQAAIAAJ . live .
  3. Book: Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India . Advance . Public Relations, Punjab . 1992 . 46–47 . en . 13 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407041839/https://books.google.com/books?id=twNYZbHX-KEC&q=cambridge . 7 April 2023 . live.
  4. Web site: Indian Olympic Association. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124111734/https://olympic.ind.in/organisation . 24 January 2022 . 2022-01-31 . Indian Olympic Association.
  5. Book: Olympic Review . 1980 . International Olympic Committee,. . 125 . en . 13 April 2023 . 13 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413192557/https://books.google.com/books?id=YsyBAAAAMAAJ . live .
  6. Web site: Bobb . Dilip . Raina . Asoka . 2014-08-12 . India set to stage country's most ambitious undertaking to date – IX Asiad . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131184652/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19820630-india-set-to-stage-countrys-most-ambitious-undertaking-to-date-ix-asiad-771925-2013-10-11 . 31 January 2022 . 2022-01-31 . India Today . en.
  7. Book: Kaul, Vimla . India Since Independence: Chronology of Events . Sagar Publications . 1978 . 7 . 1742 . en . 13 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413192603/https://books.google.com/books?id=eCgKAQAAIAAJ . 13 April 2023 . live.
  8. Web site: Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Sajan Prakash and Hashika Ramachandra crowned Best Athletes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408044128/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/sajan-prakash-and-hashika-ramachandra-crowned-best-athletes-in-national-games-2284584-2022-10-12 . 8 April 2023 . 2023-04-06 . India Today . 12 October 2022 . en.
  9. Book: Naseem . Mohammad . Sports Law in India . Naseem . Saman . 2022-08-20 . Kluwer Law International B.V. . 978-94-035-4775-6 . en . 13 April 2023 . 29 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329123643/https://books.google.com/books?id=_N2PEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT231 . live .
  10. Book: Wadhwaney, Kishin R. . The Story of Swimming . Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India . 2002 . 978-81-230-1012-0 . 290 . en.
  11. Web site: Olympics.com . 12 October 2022 . National Games 2022: Services retain Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy; Lovlina Borgohain wins gold in boxing . 6 April 2023 . Olympics . 21 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021204156/https://olympics.com/en/news/national-games-2022-final-day-results . live .
  12. News: Peri . Dinakar . 2022-10-14 . Services team tops medals tally at National Games 2022 for fourth consecutive time . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-04-06 . 0971-751X . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407172006/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/services-team-tops-medals-tally-at-national-games-2022-for-fourth-consecutive-time/article66006061.ece . live .
  13. Web site: Padma Awards. Interactive Dashboard . 2022-11-08 . dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in . en . 8 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108120021/http://dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=Bhalendra%20singh . live .
  14. Book: Careers Digest: A Journal of Careers, Competitions, and Current Affairs . 1983 . 53 . en . 13 April 2023 . 13 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413192542/https://books.google.com/books?id=_VnVAAAAMAAJ . live .
  15. Web site: 2021-12-16 . Raja Randhir SINGH – Indian Olympic Association, IOC Member since 2001 . 2022-01-30 . International Olympic Committee . en . 9 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109213427/https://olympics.com/ioc/raja-randhir-singh . live .
  16. News: 2021-09-11 . Singh appointed acting Olympic Council of Asia president . en . Reuters. 2022-01-30 . 29 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029163723/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/singh-appointed-acting-olympic-council-asia-president-2021-09-11/ . live .

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