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| birth_name = Mohammed Ilyas Babar | | birth_name = Mohammed Ilyas Babar | ||
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| birth_place =[[Kalaburagi]] | | birth_place =[[Kalaburagi]] | ||
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'''Mohammed Ilyas Babar''' (1926 – 30 July 2002) was an Indian athletic coach. | |||
Babar was born in [[Gulbarga]] in [[Karnataka]]. He became an outstanding university athlete in Hyderabad and was the state champion in 110m hurdles between 1950 and 1957, and in long jump. He graduated in commerce from the [[Osmania University]]. | Babar was born in [[Gulbarga]] in [[Karnataka]]. He became an outstanding university athlete in Hyderabad and was the state champion in 110m hurdles between 1950 and 1957, and in long jump. He graduated in commerce from the [[Osmania University]]. | ||
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His trainees included [[Jagmal Singh (athlete)|Jagmal Singh]], [[B. V. Satyanarayan]], [[Bhogeswar Baruah|BS Barua]], [[Sriram Singh]], [[Tarlok Singh (athlete)|Tarlok Singh]], [[Charles Borromeo (athlete)|Charles Borromeo]], Bagicha Singh, Harlal Singh, Ram Narayan Singh and [[Geeta Zutshi]].<ref>[http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15102002/1510200231.htm Milli Gazette, ''Remembering Ilyas Babar'']</ref> Between them, they won 17 gold medals in [[Asian Games]] and [[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Track and Field]] meets, three [[Padma Shri]] and five [[Arjuna award]]s. Sriram Singh finished seventh in the 800m in the [[1976 Summer Olympics|Montreal Olympics]] and set an Indian record that stood for 42 years. Babar went to the Montreal Olympics on his own expense, having to sell his scooter and various household goods and borrow from his friends to reach Montreal. | His trainees included [[Jagmal Singh (athlete)|Jagmal Singh]], [[B. V. Satyanarayan]], [[Bhogeswar Baruah|BS Barua]], [[Sriram Singh]], [[Tarlok Singh (athlete)|Tarlok Singh]], [[Charles Borromeo (athlete)|Charles Borromeo]], Bagicha Singh, Harlal Singh, Ram Narayan Singh and [[Geeta Zutshi]].<ref>[http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15102002/1510200231.htm Milli Gazette, ''Remembering Ilyas Babar'']</ref> Between them, they won 17 gold medals in [[Asian Games]] and [[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Track and Field]] meets, three [[Padma Shri]] and five [[Arjuna award]]s. Sriram Singh finished seventh in the 800m in the [[1976 Summer Olympics|Montreal Olympics]] and set an Indian record that stood for 42 years. Babar went to the Montreal Olympics on his own expense, having to sell his scooter and various household goods and borrow from his friends to reach Montreal. | ||
Babar was given the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 1994. In the [[1978 Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]] he was voted as the ''Best coach in Asia'' by a panel of international experts and presented with the ''Adidas Golden Shoe''. He died at age 76, three days after undergoing a surgery for stomach ulcer in [[Hyderabad]], | Babar was given the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 1994. In the [[1978 Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]] he was voted as the ''Best coach in Asia'' by a panel of international experts and presented with the ''Adidas Golden Shoe''. He died at age 76, three days after undergoing a surgery for stomach ulcer in [[Hyderabad]], India. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002080100640400.htm&date=2002/08/01/&prd=mp& The Hindu, ''The committed coach''] | * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716165640/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002080100640400.htm&date=2002/08/01/&prd=mp& The Hindu, ''The committed coach'']}} | ||
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/archive_full_story.php?content_id=7270 Indian Express, ''The coach who ran the extra distance''] | * [http://www.indianexpress.com/archive_full_story.php?content_id=7270 Indian Express, ''The coach who ran the extra distance''] | ||
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020810/spr-trib.htm#2 Tribune India, ''An ‘institution’ passes into history''] | * [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020810/spr-trib.htm#2 Tribune India, ''An ‘institution’ passes into history''] | ||
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/07/31/stories/2002073106281800.htm Hindu obituary] | * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050115102011/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/07/31/stories/2002073106281800.htm Hindu obituary]}} | ||
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[[Category:1926 births]] | [[Category:1926 births]] | ||
[[Category:2002 deaths]] | [[Category:2002 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Dronacharya Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Dronacharya Award]] | ||
[[Category:Indian athletics coaches]] | [[Category:Indian athletics coaches]] | ||
[[Category:People from | [[Category:People from Kalaburagi]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes from Karnataka]] | [[Category:Athletes from Karnataka]] | ||
[[Category:Osmania University alumni]] | [[Category:Osmania University alumni]] | ||
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| Born | Mohammed Ilyas Babar Template:Birth date text |
| Died | 30 July 2002 (aged 75–76) Hyderabad, India |
| Awards | Dronacharya Award (1994) |
Mohammed Ilyas Babar (1926 – 30 July 2002) was an Indian athletic coach. Babar was born in Gulbarga in Karnataka. He became an outstanding university athlete in Hyderabad and was the state champion in 110m hurdles between 1950 and 1957, and in long jump. He graduated in commerce from the Osmania University.
He obtained a diploma in coaching from the National Institute of Sports in Patiala in 1961. He coached for a while in Secunderabad before moving to Delhi. There he joined the Rajputana Rifles and served until 1999.
His trainees included Jagmal Singh, B. V. Satyanarayan, BS Barua, Sriram Singh, Tarlok Singh, Charles Borromeo, Bagicha Singh, Harlal Singh, Ram Narayan Singh and Geeta Zutshi.[1] Between them, they won 17 gold medals in Asian Games and Asian Track and Field meets, three Padma Shri and five Arjuna awards. Sriram Singh finished seventh in the 800m in the Montreal Olympics and set an Indian record that stood for 42 years. Babar went to the Montreal Olympics on his own expense, having to sell his scooter and various household goods and borrow from his friends to reach Montreal.
Babar was given the Dronacharya Award in 1994. In the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok he was voted as the Best coach in Asia by a panel of international experts and presented with the Adidas Golden Shoe. He died at age 76, three days after undergoing a surgery for stomach ulcer in Hyderabad, India.