Gurbachan singh randhawa biography of william
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Meet Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, one of India’s first Arjuna ....
Randhawa tasted the winning habit early on and won a number of events at the school and college level. He was the star athlete of Punjab University, excelling in the hurdles, the high jump and many other events. But on the advice of a coach, he decided to concentrate on the decathlon.
Gurbachan singh randhawa biography of william
Randhawa achieved national success for the first time when he was 21. At the 1960 Delhi Nationals he broke Dr. CM Muthiah's decathlon national record with a tally of 5,793 points. He proved his remarkable versatility by also winning the high jump, javelin and 110 metres hurdles at the Nationals, breaking four national records over a span of two days.
At the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games, Randhawa proved himself to be the best in the continent in the tough ten-event decathlon.
His tally of 6,739 points gave him the gold with silv