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{{Short description|Indian sports administrator}} | {{Short description|Indian sports administrator}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Aspy Adajania | | name = Aspy Adajania | ||
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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, | 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, | 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, | 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" /> | ||