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==Boxing==
==Boxing==
Adajania was president of the [[Indian Boxing Federation|Indian Amateur Boxing Federation]] (IABF) in 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1991 and chairman of the Bombay Boxing Association.<ref name="Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead">{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/boxing-exofficial-devine-jones-dead/645188/|title=Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead|date=12 July 2010|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Packing a new punch">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-boxers-excel-in-sixth-world-cup-debut/1/315954.html|title=Packing a new punch|date=15 December 1990|publisher=India Today|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Boman Irani had a bakery shop">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Boman-Irani-had-a-bakery-shop/articleshow/6126814.cms|title=Boman Irani had a bakery shop|date=4 July 2010|publisher=Times of India|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
Adajania was president of the [[Indian Boxing Federation|Indian Amateur Boxing Federation]] (IABF) in 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1991 and chairman of the Bombay Boxing Association.<ref name="Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead">{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/boxing-exofficial-devine-jones-dead/645188/|title=Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead|date=12 July 2010|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Packing a new punch">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-boxers-excel-in-sixth-world-cup-debut/1/315954.html|title=Packing a new punch|date=15 December 1990|publisher=India Today|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Boman Irani had a bakery shop">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Boman-Irani-had-a-bakery-shop/articleshow/6126814.cms|title=Boman Irani had a bakery shop|date=4 July 2010|publisher=Times of India|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref>


Adajania is credited with the development of Indian amateur boxing by bringing in Cuban boxing coach, Blas Iglesias Fernandez, the first foreigner to receive the [[Dronacharya Award]] (the highest Indian coaching award), for coaching Indian boxers.<ref name="Surprised to receive the Dronacharya Award, says Fernandez">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/softspot/surprised-to-receive-the-dronacharya-award-says-fernandez_747892.html | title=Surprised to receive the Dronacharya Award, says Fernandez | publisher=Zee News | date=24 August 2012 | access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Bhiwani via Havana">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article283186.ece?service=print | title=Bhiwani via Havana | publisher=Indian Express | date=21 November 2010 | access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>  
Adajania is credited with the development of Indian amateur boxing by bringing in Cuban boxing coach, Blas Iglesias Fernandez, the first foreigner to receive the [[Dronacharya Award]] (the highest Indian coaching award), for coaching Indian boxers.<ref name="Surprised to receive the Dronacharya Award, says Fernandez">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/softspot/surprised-to-receive-the-dronacharya-award-says-fernandez_747892.html | title=Surprised to receive the Dronacharya Award, says Fernandez | publisher=Zee News | date=24 August 2012 | access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bhiwani via Havana">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article283186.ece?service=print | title=Bhiwani via Havana | publisher=Indian Express | date=21 November 2010 | access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref>  


Adajania officiated over six Olympic Games (1972  Munich, 1976 Montreal, 1980  Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul, and 1992 Barcelona). He also brought the prestigious [[Boxing World Cup]] to India at a time when international sports of this magnitude were a rarity in the country. Held at the [[Bombay Gymkhana]], Adjania chose [[Boman Irani]] to photograph the event. Irani would later go on to become a popular actor in Indian films.<ref name="Boman Irani had a bakery shop"/>
Adajania officiated over six Olympic Games (1972  Munich, 1976 Montreal, 1980  Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul, and 1992 Barcelona). He also brought the prestigious [[Boxing World Cup]] to India at a time when international sports of this magnitude were a rarity in the country. Held at the [[Bombay Gymkhana]], Adjania chose [[Boman Irani]] to photograph the event. Irani would later go on to become a popular actor in Indian films.<ref name="Boman Irani had a bakery shop"/>


Adajania served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Grievance Committee of the [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|International Boxing Association]] and was the first and only Indian to hold this honour on an international platform.<ref name="Executive Committee AIBA">{{cite web | url=http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1987/ore231/ore231zd.pdf | title=Executive Committee AIBA | publisher=Olympic Information Cente | date=2015 | access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Anthony Hembrick earlier this week avoided a fight he...">{{cite web | url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/09/19/Anthony-Hembrick-earlier-this-week-avoided-a-fight-he/8399590644800/ | title=Anthony Hembrick earlier this week avoided a fight he... | publisher=UPI News | date=19 September 1988 | access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
Adajania served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Grievance Committee of the [[International Boxing Association (amateur)|International Boxing Association]] and was the first and only Indian to hold this honour on an international platform.<ref name="Executive Committee AIBA">{{cite web | url=http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1987/ore231/ore231zd.pdf | title=Executive Committee AIBA | publisher=Olympic Information Cente | date=2015 | access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Anthony Hembrick earlier this week avoided a fight he...">{{cite web | url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/09/19/Anthony-Hembrick-earlier-this-week-avoided-a-fight-he/8399590644800/ | title=Anthony Hembrick earlier this week avoided a fight he... | publisher=UPI News | date=19 September 1988 | access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref>


Captain Aspy Adajania died on July 17, 1994, while on assignment in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 52.<ref name="Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead" />
Captain Aspy Adajania died on July 17, 1994, while on assignment in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 52.<ref name="Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead" />

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Aspy Adajania
Capt. Aspy Adajania.jpg
Born(1942-05-07)7 May 1942
British India
Died7 July 1994(1994-07-07) (aged 52)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationIndian Army officer, sports administrator
Known forInternational Boxing Association Member, Indian Boxing Federation President, Bombay Boxing Association Chairman
Spouse(s)Persis Adajania
ChildrenZia Adajania Divan
Homi Adajania
RelativesAnaita Shroff Adajania (daughter-in-law)
AwardsPadma Shri (1992)

Aspy Adajania (1942–1994) was an Indian Army officer and boxing administrator. He served as a Captain in the Indian Army Infantry, after retirement from service he became known as a pioneer in the sport of Indian amateur boxing.

Early life and service

Adajania was born into a Parsi family and as indicated by his surname hailed from Adajan, a suburb of Surat in Gujarat. Soon after leaving St. Xavier's College, Bombay, Adajania joined the Indian Army on an emergency commission to fight the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War as a Captain of the 5/9 Gurkha Battalion.

Boxing

Adajania was president of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) in 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1991 and chairman of the Bombay Boxing Association.[1][2][3]

Adajania is credited with the development of Indian amateur boxing by bringing in Cuban boxing coach, Blas Iglesias Fernandez, the first foreigner to receive the Dronacharya Award (the highest Indian coaching award), for coaching Indian boxers.[4][5]

Adajania officiated over six Olympic Games (1972  Munich, 1976 Montreal, 1980  Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul, and 1992 Barcelona). He also brought the prestigious Boxing World Cup to India at a time when international sports of this magnitude were a rarity in the country. Held at the Bombay Gymkhana, Adjania chose Boman Irani to photograph the event. Irani would later go on to become a popular actor in Indian films.[3]

Adajania served as a member of the Executive Committee and the Grievance Committee of the International Boxing Association and was the first and only Indian to hold this honour on an international platform.[6][7]

Captain Aspy Adajania died on July 17, 1994, while on assignment in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 52.[1]

Awards and recognition

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992 for his relentless service to Indian sport and commitment to promoting and supporting underprivileged Indian athletes.[8]

Personal life

He was married to Persis Adajania with whom he had two children, Zia Diwan Adajania (d. 2014) and Homi Adajania. Homi is a well known director of Bollywood films and is the husband of fashion designer Anaita Shroff Adajania.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead". Indian Express. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Packing a new punch". India Today. 15 December 1990. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Boman Irani had a bakery shop". Times of India. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Surprised to receive the Dronacharya Award, says Fernandez". Zee News. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bhiwani via Havana". Indian Express. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Executive Committee AIBA" (PDF). Olympic Information Cente. 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Anthony Hembrick earlier this week avoided a fight he..." UPI News. 19 September 1988. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Director Homi Adajania's sister Zia Adajania Diwan passes away. India.com.
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