S. Gursharan Singh - Sikhs The Supreme

S. Gursharan Singh, Senior badminton coach, was the only Indian Umpire nominated by the Asian Badminton Confederation for supervising prestigious event of badminton matches of the Asian Games held at Busan from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Again he was the only umpire from India who was nominated by the International Badminton Federation to umpire matches in the Olympic Games at Athens in August 2004. Earlier he was also nominated for a RARE Honour by Mr. Tostern Berg, Chairman, Court Officials Committee of the International Badminton Federation to umpire World Badminton Championship held at Seville (Spain) from May 28 to June 10, 2010. On August 15, 2005 he became the only Indian who umpired in Four World championships, when he umpired the World Badminton Championship, Anaheim, California.

S. Gursharan Singh has the rare distinction of the country as international umpire/referee/official in all the big international badminton competitions including Thomas Grand Prix Finals & Olympics.

S. Gursharan Singh, a District Sports Officer, Sangrur has been given charge as Assistant Director, Sports, Punjab Chandigarh in January 2005. He joined the Sports Department in 1977 as Sports Officer (Badminton).

Download Ebook to Read Continue