AITA Honors Nar Singh and Rohini Lokhande with Lifetime Achievement Awards

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The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has honored Delhi-based tennis coach Nar Singh with the prestigious Dilip Bose Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching. Nar Singh is the 11th recipient of this award.

An Overview of the News

• AITA has introduced a new Lifetime Achievement Award for Women's Coaches.

• The inaugural award for Women's Coaches was presented to Rohini Lokhande from Pune, Maharashtra, one of India's earliest women's coaches.

• The awards were presented during the 11th National Coaches Workshop.

• The workshop was held at the Poona Young Cricketers (PYC) Hindu Gymkhana in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 7th-8th, 2024.

About AITA

• Established: 1920

• Affiliations: International Tennis Federation, Asian Tennis Federation

• Role: Governing body of tennis in India

About Nar Singh

• Head Coach & Director (coaching) at Delhi Lawn Tennis Association: 1986-2018

• Administrator of AITA Coaches Education: 2008-2021

• Travelling Coach with Junior Indian teams and players for over three decades

About Rohini Lokhande

• First woman tennis coach to qualify from the National Institute of Sports

• Trained thousands of players across different age groups

• Assisted many players to qualify as coaches

• Former national team member alongside Kiran Bedi, Nirupama Mankad, Susan Das, and Udaya Kumar before transitioning to coaching

Dilip Bose Lifetime Achievement Award:

• The AITA established the Dilip Bose Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 in tribute to Dilip Bose, a notable Indian tennis player.

• The award includes a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.

• Dilip Bose competed for India in the Davis Cup in 1947.

• He clinched the Men's singles title at the first Asian Championships held in West Bengal in 1949.

• Following his playing career, he served as an administrator and coach in tennis