Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Savita Punia, London Paralympics gold medalist Thangavelu Mariyappan and Asian Games winning quartermiler Ashwini Akkunji are among 14 sportspersons appointed by the Sports Authority of India as coaches and assistant coaches on a permanent basis.
The list: Thangavelu Mariyappan, Ashwini Akkunji, O.P. Jaisha, Debashri Mazumdar, Muhammed Anas Yahya, T. Gopi, Ram Singh Yadav, Jincy Philip, Surendra Singh (all athletics), Inderpal Singh (rowing), Majhi Sawaiyan (archery), Savita Punia (hockey), Sharad Kumar and Ankur Dhama (both para-athletics).