Bengal Olympic Association

Result of 8th Netaji Subhas State Games

Press Release

Swasthya Sathi Scheme

Awards

Swimming

NAME

ACHIEVEMENTS

Sayani Das

Congratulations to Ms. Sayani Das for her unique success to cross English Channel from Dover, England to France coast with a timings of 14 hrs. 08 minutes. Flag of by English Channel Swimming Association yesterday at about 1 pm. With the fullest cooperation from Boat officials, she finally reached France coast. On behalf of the Bengal Amateur Swimming Association we congratulate entire team of Boat officials and also English Channel Swimming authority to grant her a special permission to start at 1 pm. It is a unique decision due to rough weather condition prevailing for the last one week. We also thank her Swimming Coach for his untiring efforts to coach her for her today's success. We also put on record our gratitude to the Sports Department, Govt.of West Bengal and Bengal Olympic Association for their help cooperation and guidance. We also put on record to Sri Pappu Singh for unique financial help for her today's success.

Archery

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Rahul Banerjee	Arjun Awardee

Athletics

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Pranab Banerjee	International Medal Winner and National Champion from 63-67 maintain unbroken state record for 36 years in 100 Mtr. Long Jump & Triple Jump
Dr. Kuntal Roy	Dronacharya Awardee

Boxing

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Shakti Majumder	Represented India in 52 Olympics

Cycling

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Subrabhat Chakraborty	Represented India in 52 Olympics
Tarit Sett	Represented India in 52 Olympics

Football

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Sailen Manna	Represented India in 48 & 52 Olympics, Gold Medalist 1951 Asian Games. Captain of India in all those tournaments. AIFF awarded him as the best indian football player of the last millanium.
Chuni Goswami	Best Striker of Asia awarded in 1962, Arjuna Award in 1963, Padmashree in 1983, Mohunbagan Ratna in 2005, Chosen as a Sheriff of Kolkata and leaded as a Captain of Ranji Tropy from Bengal
P. K. Banerjee	Won Gold Medal in 1962 in Asian Games, Arjuna Award in 1961, Padmashree in 1990, Indian Footballer of 20th Century-Awarded by FIFA. Mr. Banerjee is the only footballer of Asia who has been Awarded the Fair Play Award by the Olympic Committee.
Ahmed Khan	Represented India in 48 & 52 Olympics, Gold Medalist 1951 Asian Games
Prodyut Barman	Winners of Gold Medal 1962 Asian Games
Sanat Seth	Represented India in 54 Asian Games
Arun Ghosh	Represented India in 60 Olympics, Winners of Gold Medal 1962 Asian Games
Prasanta Sinha	Winners of Gold Medal 1962 Asian Games
Paltu Roy	Represented India in 52 Olympics
Sabbir Ali	Dhyanchand Awardee

Hockey

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Leslie Claudius	Won 3 Olympic Gold Medals in 1948, 1952 & 1956 respectively. Awarded by Padmashree in 1971. Mentioned in the Guiness Book of World Record for having won the most number of Olympic Medals in Field Hockey. after CLAUDIUS in the special Olympic Legends Map
Keshab Dutt	Represented India in 48 & 52 Olympics, Member of the Gold Winning Team
Yashwant Rajput	Represented India in 48 & 52 Olympics, Member of the Gold Winning Team
Bharat Chhetrt	Indian Captain in London Olympics

Kabaddi

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Bholanath Guin	Kabadi Champion for 8 times, participate 20 times in National Championship. Champion for 5 times in Weightlifting.

Weightlifting

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Bholanath Guin	Kabadi Champion for 8 times, participate 20 times in National Championship. Champion for 5 times in Weightlifting.
Laxmikanta Das	Represented India in 60 & 64 Olympics, National Champion for 11 times and Arjun Awardee in 1962

Shooting

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Sobhita Chatterjee	Represented India in World Competition, Winners of National Championships for 5 years

Table Tennis

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Indu Puri	National Table Tennis Champion for 8 years

Tennis

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Leander Paes	Won Olympic Bronze Medal in Singles, till now he received 14 Grand Slam Award in Doubles and Mix Doubles, Arjuna Award in 1990, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1997,Padmashree in 2001. He is now the sports ambassador of Indian State of Hariyana.
Naresh Kumar	Represented India in Davis Cup, Coach of the Indian Davis Cup Team.

Cricket

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Sourav Ganguly	In 1998 Awarded as the Best Sports Star Person of the year by the 'Sports Star Magazine'. Arjuna Award in 1998. Padmashree in 2004. Sourav Ganguly is the highest run scorer in the World of three calender year i.e. 1997, 1998, 2000. Leaded Team India as a Captain from 1999 to 2005.

Waterpolo

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Gorachand Sil	Represented India in 48 Olympics.

Paralympic Athletics

NAME	ACHIEVEMENTS
Ramanath Banerjee	Represented India in Barcelona Olympic.

Posthumous Award

NAME	DISCIPLINE	AWARDED
Late Monotosh Roy	Body Building	Biswashree in Body Building
Late Sachin Nag	Swimming	First Indian to win Gold Medal in Asian Games in the year 1951, Bronze Medalist in 400 mtr. Freestyle and 300 mtr. Medlay relay and represented Indiain 1948 London and 52 Hensinki Olympics.