Narinder Batra wins Capital Foundation National Award

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra was on Sunday awarded with the Capital Foundation National Award 2020. Batra has been recognised for his contribution spread across four decades in the field of sports.

Congratulating Batra, Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam said: "Given his role in professionalising sports administration in India and his dedication towards the upliftment of all sports, it is a much deserved recognition."

Batra was himself a former hockey player during his youth. However, his major involvement with sport came after he started his administrative journey by becoming the president of the Jammu & Kashmir Hockey Association in 1997, a position he held till 2011. IANS

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