FAMOUS SPORTS PERSONALITIES OF INDIA : {ATHLETICS}

BYDHIRAJ RAMAKANT JADHAV

MILKHA SINGHTrack and field athlete

Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, is a former Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army.

BORN: 1935, Govindpura, PakistanNATIONALITY: IndianSPOUSE: Nirmal Kaur (m. 1962)CHILDREN: Jeev Milkha SinghSIBLIMGS: Malkhan Singh, Ishvar SinghBOOKS: The Race of My Life

P.T. USHATrack and field athlete

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, popularly known as P. T. Usha, is an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Kerala. P. T. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979.

BORN: June 27, 1964 (age 50), PayyoliFULL NAME: Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil UshaNICKNAME: Payyoli ExpressSPOUSE: V Srinivasan (m. 1991)AWARDS: Padma Shri Awards, Arjuna Award for AthleticsPARENTS: E.P.M. Paithal, T.V. Lakshmi

MARY KOMBOXERMangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, also known as MC Mary Kom, or simply Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer. She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.

BORN: March 1, 1983 (age 32),Churachandpur districtFULL NAME: Mangte Chungneijang Mary KomSPOUSE: K Onler Kom (m. 2005)CHILDREN: Khupneivar Kom, Rechungvar KomAWARDS: Arjuna Award for Boxing, PARENTS: Akham Kom, Tonpa Kom

SAINA NEHWALBADMINTON PLAYERSaina Nehwal is an Indian badminton player who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world by Badminton World Federation Women's Singles 2015. She is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics.

BORN: March 17, 1990 (age 25), HisarHEIGHT: 1.65 mPARENTS: Harvir Singh Nehwal, Usha NehwalSIBLINGS: Abu Chandranshu NehwalAWARDS: Padma Shri Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award for Badminton, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in SportsEDUCATION: Campus School, CCS HAU,National Institute of Rural Development, St. Ann's College for Women

JAYANTHA TALUKDARARCHERY

Jayanta Talukdar is an Indian archer.

BORN: March 2, 1986 (age 29), GuwahatiPARENTS: Ranjan TalukdarSIBLINGS: Nikhilesh TalukdarAWARDS: Arjuna Award for Archery

SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKARCRICKETERSachin Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and by many as the greatest batsman of all time.

BORN: April 24, 1973 (age 42), MumbaiHEIGHT: 1.65 mSPOUSE: Anjali Tendulkar (m. 1995)BOOKS: Playing It My WayAWARDS: Bharat Ratna, Wisden Cricketers of the Year, PARENTS: Rajni Tendulkar, Ramesh Tendulkar

VISHWANATHAN ANANDCHESS GrandmasterViswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002, at a time when the world title was split.

BORN: December 11, 1969 (age 45),MayiladuthuraiNATIONALITY: IndianSPOUSE: Aruna Anand (m. 1996)CHILDREN: Akhil AnandAWARDS: Chess Oscar, Padma Vibhushan, PARENTS: Susheela, Viswanathan Iyer

NARIAN KARTHIKEYANCAR RACING Formula One driverKumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series.

BORN: January 14, 1977 (age 38), ChennaiMOVIES: Judgement Day

BULA CHOUDHARYSWIMMING LEGISLATORBula Choudhury is a former national women's swimming champion of India. She is the first woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel first in 1989 and again in 1999. She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1990.

BORN: 1970AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Swimming

ABHINAV BINDRASHOOTING Olympic athleteAbhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian shooter and is a World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event.

BORN: September 28, 1982 (age 32),DehradunHEIGHT: 1.73 mPASRENTS: Apjit Bindra, Babli BindraAWARDS: Arjuna Award for ShootingBOOKS: A Shot at HistoryEDUCATION: The Doon School, University of Colorado Boulder

BAICHUNG BHUTIAFOOTBALLERBaichung Bhutia or Bhaichung Bhutia is an Indian footballer of Sikkimese-Bhutia descent who plays as a striker for East Bengal in the I-League. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena.

BORN: December 15, 1976 (age 38),TinkitamHEIGHT: 1.73 mSPOUSE: Madhuri Tipnis (m. 2004)EDUCATION: Tashi Namgyal AcademyCURRENTTEAM: United Sikkim F.C. (#15 / Forward)AWARDS: Arjuna Award for Football