NEW DELHI: Long-serving Indian boxing coach
Gurbax Singh Sandhu has been honoured with the
National Awards for senior citizens by President
Ramnath Kovind.
Sandhu, who has the distinction of coaching both the men and women boxers, was bestowed the honour at a function on Monday.
"I am thoroughly honoured to be considered worthy of
Vayoshreshtha Samman - a scheme of National Awards for senior citizens. I am grateful to the President of India for this," Sandhu said.
Sandhu was India's longest-serving men's national coach, occupying the position for two decades before he was handed charge of the women campers earlier this year.
That tenure, however, ended up being a short one and he was replaced by Shiv Singh last month.
Sandhu was the chief coach when India won its maiden Olympic medal in boxing through
Vijender Singh in 2008.