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Mahaveer Prasad Saini Height, Age, Family, Biography & More

Mahaveer Prasad Saini Height, Age, Family, Biography & More

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Nationality: Indian

Hometown: Suratgarh

Profession: Para Athlete Coach

Bio/Wiki
Profession Para Athlete Coach
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 173 cm**
in meters**- 1.73 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 8”**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Awards In January 2024, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award for coaching Paralympic athletes.
Personal Life
Date of Birth February 1959
Age (as of 2023) 64 Years
Birthplace Suratgarh, Rajasthan
Nationality Indian
Hometown Suratgarh, Rajasthan
Family
Wife/Spouse N/A
Parents N/A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahaveer Prasad Saini

  • Mahaveer Prasad Saini is an Indian Para Athlete Coach. In January 2024, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award for mentoring para-athletes.

  • Several international athletes, including two Olympians, have been mentored by Mahaveer Prasad Saini. More than 100 athletes that he coached went on to win gold at the Asian and national levels. For more than thirty years, Saini has coached athletes competing in the Paralympic division. Sundar Gurjar is one of them; he has medals from international contests such as the Asian Games and Olympics.

  • In an Instagram post, Sundar Gurjar thanked Mahaveer Prasad Saini for helping him succeed at the 2022 Asian Games. His post on Instagram said,

    Today’s day is dedicated to my mentor Mr. Mahavir Ji Coach Saab, more than my parents, who handled me in every step of life, saved me from falling and motivated me to move forward. If Coach Saab were not there, I would not know when I would have broken in my life…. Thank you coach saab for coming in my life…. I will not be able to pay your debt even after thousand births” check sources Instagram – Sundar Singh Gurjar

  • Anurag Singh Thakur, India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, congratulated Mahaveer on Twitter following his reward announcement in January 2024.

Congratulations to Shri Mahaveer Prasad Saini ji on being honoured with Dronacharya Award for his immense contribution to Para-Athletics

His dedication and expertise in training outstanding Para-athletes, including Sundar Singh Gurjar and Rakesh Bhaira, have been instrumental in… pic.twitter.com/Cc3TiRENgl

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) January 9, 2024

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