- Former Davis Cup captain S.P. Misra
- India volleyball captain T.P.P. Nair and
- Olympian hockey goalkeeper Romeo James
have been recommended
for this year’s Dhyan Chand Award.
The award selection committee, headed by ex-India hockey captain Zafar
Iqbal, picked these three sportspersons out of 60 applicants at a
meeting held here on Monday Aug 17,2015
S P Misra, who is also the chairman of the current All India Tennis
Association (AITA) selection committee, was the Davis Cup captain of the
country for a long time.
T P P Nair led the Indian team which bagged a bronze medal in the 1958 Tokyo
Asian Games and a silver medal in the next edition at Jakarta.
Known for his acrobatic saves under the bar,Romeo James represented the
country in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where India finished fifth.
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