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	Squadron Leader '''Shirash Pal Singh''' was the coach of the Indian National [[kabaddi]] team. He was born in the village of [[Bandpur]] of Khekra [[tehsil]] in [[Baghpat]] district, India. He played [[kabaddi]] throughout high school, college, and at national level.		Squadron Leader '''Shirash Pal Singh''' was the coach of the Indian National [[kabaddi]] team. He was born in the village of [[Bandpur]] of Khekra [[tehsil]] in [[Baghpat]] district, India. He played [[kabaddi]] throughout high school, college, and at national level.

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Squadron Leader '''Shirash Pal Singh''' was the coach of the Indian National [[kabaddi]] team. He was born in the village of [[Bandpur]] of Khekra [[tehsil]] in [[Baghpat]] district, India. He played [[kabaddi]] throughout high school, college, and at national level.

==Career==
He joined the [[Indian Air Force]], where he excelled as an officer cadet, receiving the President's Plaque for achievement whilst at the [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul|Air Force Academy]]. He obtained a diploma in coaching kabaddi & [[kho kho]] from the [[National Institute of Sports]] and became the coach of the Services national team, later moving on to become coach of the Indian national kabaddi team.

Under his coaching the Indian national team won a gold medal in the 1995 [[South Asian Games|SAF Games]] and another in the 13th [[Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]] in 1998.
<ref>{{cite news|title=India Take Kabaddi Gold|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/dec/15d.htm|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=rediff.com}}</ref>

He was presented with an award for this success by the Prime Minister of India [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] at the [[Vigyan Bhavan]]. He retired from coaching the Indian kabaddi team just before the 1999 SAF games in Kathmandu.

Singh sought to bring kabaddi up to the same level of professionalism as other international sports, campaigning for use of artificial surfaces and modern equipment.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981216/35050734.html India wins Kabaddi gold]
* [http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/dec/14d.htm India close to retaining gold]
* [http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/dec/15d.htm India take Kabaddi gold]

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