Sunil Dabas Explained

Sunil Dabas is a coach of national female Kabbadi team of India.[1] Over the years, she has coached her team to win seven international gold medals, including the 2010 Asian Games and the World Cup-2012. She was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2012, and Padma Shri in 2014 by Government of India.[2]

Biography

Dabas was born and brought up in Mohammadpur Majra village in Beri tehsil, of Jhajjar district, Haryana, India.[3] After her schooling at her native village, she did her M.A. and Master of Physical Education (MPhEd), from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, thereafter she did her M.Phil. from Kurukshetra University, and Ph.D. in sports psychology from Agra University.[4]

Career

She has been the coach of national female kabaddi team since 2005. Under her, the team won seven gold medals in international championships which include 2006 South Asian Games, 2nd Asian Championship in 2007, 3rd Asian Championship in 2007, 2009 South Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games, 2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup and 4th Indoor Asian Games in 2013.[3]

She is an associate professor and the Head of the Department of Physical Education at Dronacharya Government Post-Graduate College, Gurgaon.[5]

Awards

She was awarded Dronacharya Award for excellence in sports coaching, by the Government of India, in 2012. She was the first woman coach from Haryana and the fourth in India to receive such award.[3] She was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2014.[6] [7] She received Sports Women Achiever Award 2014 from the Government of Haryana.[8]

Bibliography

She has written and edited following books:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three Haryanavi girls selected for Indian kabaddi team . Ravinder Saini. The Tribune, Chandigarh . 28 February 2012. 2014-08-30 .
  2. News: हरियाणा की इस बेटी ने लड़कियों को दिखाई नई राह, लिम्का बुक में नाम दर्ज- Amarujala. Amar Ujala. 2018-02-25.
  3. News: Glad to be chosen for Dronacharya Award: Sunil Dabas. https://archive.today/20140305210412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-23/others/33341540_1_dronacharya-award-kabaddi-team-south-asian-games. dead. 2014-03-05. The Times of India. 2012-08-23. 2014-02-08.
  4. Web site: Dronacharya Award Winner Sunil Dabas . Jagaran. 17 Sep 2012 . 2014-08-30 . hi.
  5. Web site: No substitute for hard work, says Dronacharya awardee . Sunit Dhawan. . 28 August 2012. 2014-08-30 .
  6. News: Padma Bhushan for Paes, Gopichand. https://web.archive.org/web/20140215081844/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-26/others/46635774_1_padma-shri-padma-bhushan-dipika-pallikal. dead. 2014-02-15. The Times of India. 2014-01-26. 2014-02-08.
  7. Web site: Padma Awards Announced. Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2014. 2014-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735. 22 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  8. News: Gurugram women honoured at First Ladies Awards: 'It is like being etched in Indian history forever' - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-02-25.

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