Ashish Kumar Ballal (born 8 October 1970) is a former Indian goalkeeper of field hockey. He represented India in 275 international matches in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1990 World cup, 3 Champions Trophy tournaments (1989, 1993, 1996), 2 Asian Games (1994, 1998) and 2 Asia Cups (1989, 1993). Ballal became a household name in India when he saved two tie-breaker goals in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games final against South Korea. India, captained by Ballal, went on to win the Asiad hockey gold at Bangkok after a gap of 32 years.[1]
For his outstanding contribution to the game of hockey, Ballal was bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 1997 by the Government of India And the Eklavya Award in 2000 by the government of Karnataka. He coaches hockey players of India.[2] In a laudable effort, he runs the Ashish Ballal Hockey Academy in Bangalore as his way of giving back to the game of hockey in India.
Personal life
Ballal hails from the Bunt community[3] and is married to fellow Bunt Sahana. He is a father to two sons, Vansh Ballal and Yash Ballal.[3]
References
^. Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^"Ashish Ballal to coach". The Tribune. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^ abAby Jose (20 December 2010). "Goalkeeper who chased goals with grit". Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
January 07, 2023
ashish, ballal, other, people, with, similar, names, ashish, kumar, disambiguation, ashish, kumar, ballal, born, october, 1970, former, indian, goalkeeper, field, hockey, represented, india, international, matches, 1992, barcelona, olympics, 1990, world, champ. For other people with similar names see Ashish Kumar disambiguation Ashish Kumar Ballal born 8 October 1970 is a former Indian goalkeeper of field hockey He represented India in 275 international matches in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics the 1990 World cup 3 Champions Trophy tournaments 1989 1993 1996 2 Asian Games 1994 1998 and 2 Asia Cups 1989 1993 Ballal became a household name in India when he saved two tie breaker goals in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games final against South Korea India captained by Ballal went on to win the Asiad hockey gold at Bangkok after a gap of 32 years 1 Ashish Kumar BallalPersonal informationBorn 1970 10 08 8 October 1970 age 52 Bombay Maharashtra IndiaPlaying positionGoalkeeperSenior careerYearsTeamIndian AirlinesNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls IndiaMedal record Men s field hockeyRepresenting IndiaAsian Games1994 Hiroshima Team1998 Bangkok TeamAsia Cup1989 Delhi Team1994 Hiroshima TeamFor his outstanding contribution to the game of hockey Ballal was bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 1997 by the Government of India And the Eklavya Award in 2000 by the government of Karnataka He coaches hockey players of India 2 In a laudable effort he runs the Ashish Ballal Hockey Academy in Bangalore as his way of giving back to the game of hockey in India Personal life EditBallal hails from the Bunt community 3 and is married to fellow Bunt Sahana He is a father to two sons Vansh Ballal and Yash Ballal 3 References Edit Hockey win Indian Express Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 7 September 2009 Ashish Ballal to coach The Tribune Retrieved 7 September 2009 a b Aby Jose 20 December 2010 Goalkeeper who chased goals with grit Times of India Retrieved 16 December 2011 External links EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Ashish Kumar Ballal Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashish Ballal amp oldid 1056286659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
