Ashish Kumar Ballal
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Ashish Ballal has represented India in the Olympics (1992-Barcelona), World Cup (1990-Lahore), 3 Champions Trophy tournaments (1989, 1993, 1996), 2 Asian Games (1994, 1998) and 2 Asia Cups (1989, 1993). Ballal became a household name in India when he saved two tie-breaker goals in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games hockey final between India and South Korea. India, captained by Ballal, went on to win the Asiad hockey gold at Bangkok after a gap of 32 long years.[1]
For his outstanding contribution to the game of hockey, Ballal was bestowed with the Arjuna Puraskar in 1997 by the Government of India. He coaches hockey players of India.[2] In a laudable effort, he runs the Dhanraj Ballal Hockey Academy in Bangalore as his way of giving back to the game of hockey in India.
[edit] Personal life
Ballal hails from the Bunt community[3] and is married to fellow Bunt Sahana.He is a father to two sons Vansh Ballal and Yash Ballal.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hockey win". Indian Express Newspaper. http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19981220/35450744.html. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Ashish Ballal to coach". The Tribune Newspaper. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010110/sports.htm#11. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ a b Aby Jose (20 December 2010). "Goalkeeper who chased goals with grit". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Goalkeeper-who-chased-goals-with-grit/iplarticleshow/7130131.cms. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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