Ashan Kumar
{{short description|Indian kabaddi player}}
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Ashan Kumar Sangwan is a former Indian professional Kabaddi player and Coach of Tamil Thalaivas.{{Cite web |last=Judge |first=Shahid |title=Pro Kabaddi: Meet Ashan Kumar, the former India captain behind Tamil Thalaivas' turnaround |url=https://scroll.in/field/1038153/pro-kabaddi-meet-ashan-kumar-the-former-india-captain-who-turned-into-a-globe-trotting-coach |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Scroll.in |date=24 November 2022 |language=en-US}} Kumar was the Indian captain of the first Asian Games gold medal-winning team.in recognition of his achievements in the sport, he was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India{{Cite web |title=Award Winners - Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) |url=http://www.indiankabaddi.org/award-winners.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=www.indiankabaddi.org}} and Dronacharya Award in 2021.{{Cite web |title=भारतीय कबड्डी टीम के मुख्य कोच असन कुमार की मेहनत लाई रंग, राष्ट्रपति से मिला द्रौणाचार्य अवार्ड |url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/hisar-family-members-and-sports-lovers-are-happy-on-getting-country-first-dronacharya-award-in-kabaddi-22205057.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}} Presently he is the coach of the Indian Kabaddi team.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=If We Want to Reach our Goals, We Shouldn't Be Looking Back At Our Mistakes: Tamil Thalaivas Coach Ashan Kumar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/if-we-want-to-reach-our-goals-we-shouldnt-be-looking-back-at-our-mistakes-tamil-thalaivas-coach-ashan-kumar-6606739.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=AKFI appoints coaches for the Indian national Kabaddi teams |url=http://www.kabaddiadda.com/news/akfi-appoints-coaches-indian-national-kabaddi-teams |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Kabaddi Adda |language=en}}
Early life
Ashan Kumar was born on 15 April 1960, Bhera village, in the Bhiwani district of Haryana.{{Cite web |last=Judge |first=Shahid |title=Pro Kabaddi: Meet Ashan Kumar, the former India captain behind Tamil Thalaivas' turnaround |url=https://scroll.in/field/1038153/pro-kabaddi-meet-ashan-kumar-the-former-india-captain-who-turned-into-a-globe-trotting-coach |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Scroll.in |date=24 November 2022 |language=en-US}} He took up Kabaddi during his school days. After having played for his school team, he represented India at the first Asian games as a captain in 1990.{{Cite web |last=Judge |first=Shahid |title=Pro Kabaddi: Meet Ashan Kumar, the former India captain behind Tamil Thalaivas' turnaround |url=https://scroll.in/field/1038153/pro-kabaddi-meet-ashan-kumar-the-former-india-captain-who-turned-into-a-globe-trotting-coach |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Scroll.in |date=24 November 2022 |language=en-US}}
Career
The Indian Kabaddi team under Kumar's captaincy won the gold medal in the Asian Games in 1990. At the 64th Kabaddi Senior Nationals, Ashan Kumar was the coach of the Haryana squad, who advanced to the tournament's semifinals. He received the prestigious Arjuna Award from the then-President of India in 1999, the Bhim Award from the governor of Haryana in 1994, and the Bharat Gaurav Award from the president of the AKFI in 1993.As a coach, Asan Sangwan has been the coach of India in 1998 in his coaching team India won gold medal in bangkok.In 2010, he was coach of the Iran team that competed and won silver at Guangzhou.{{Cite news |title=Kabaddi World Cup 2016: Iran holds on to its Kabaddi history with an iron grip |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/kabaddi-world-cup-2016-semi-final-iran-south-korea-3093931/}} He was also coach of South Korea in 2018.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-15 |title=At times, we had just 4-5 players in training: Ashan Kumar opens up on role in coaching South Korea to Asian Games silver |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/at-times-we-had-just-4-5-players-in-training-ashan-kumar-opens-up-on-role-in-coaching-south-korea-to-asian-games-silver-5382301.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Firstpost |language=en}} Kumar is currently the head coach of Tamil Thalaivas in the Pro Kabaddi League,{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-11-18 |title=We will play with more drive, vigour in Hyderabad: Tamil Thalaivas head coach Ashan Kumar |url=https://theprint.in/sport/we-will-play-with-more-drive-vigour-in-hyderabad-tamil-thalaivas-head-coach-ashan-kumar/1223463/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mayank |date=2022-12-12 |title=Pro Kabaddi 2022: Tamil Thalaivas coach Ashan Kumar on playoffs entry, PKL 9 campaign, coaching style |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league-coach-ashan-kumar-tamil-thalaivas-handling-pressure-key-playoffs/article66254056.ece |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}} as well as the coach of the Indian Kabaddi team.
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Category:Indian male kabaddi players
Category:Asian Games gold medalists in kabaddi
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India
Category:Asian Games kabaddi players for India
Category:Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:Kabaddi players at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India
Category:South Asian Games medalists in kabaddi
Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award