Sanjeeva Kumar Singh is an Indian archery coach from Jharkhand. He is Chief at Tata Football Academy and Sports, Tata Steel. He is the recipient of Arjuna Award and Dronacharya Award by the Government of India.

Education and career

Sanjeeva received his BE degree in mechanical engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi and Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur.[1] Having started off as an amateur archer, Sanjeeva Singh went on to win many a laurels for India at various international sports meets. His list of achievements includes 1 bronze at Asian Championship, 1 Gold and 1 Bronze at Federation Cup International Meet. He has also worked as the coach of the Indian Archery Team. Under his able guidance, the team won 12 Gold and 10 Silver medals at the 2nd South Asian Archery Championship in India. Sanjeeva has been working with Tata Housing Development Company as Vice President - Business Excellence in Mumbai.

Awards

In 1992, Sanjeeva received the Arjuna Award[2] by the Government India for his contribution to Indian Archery. He has also received Dronacharya Award[3][4] in 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Honour for mentor of archers - Sanjeeva singh to get Dronacharya award on August 29". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Sanjeeva Singh: A Higher Aim | Tata group". www.tata.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "List of Past Dronacharya Award Recipients". Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Sanjeeva Singh from Tata Steel receives the Dronacharya Award from The President of India, currently working with NDPL a tata power co. in Delhi". Tata Steel. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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