Coach Nar Singh will receive the Dilip Bose medal for lifetime achievement, according to the All India Tennis Association (AITA). The award, along with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, will be presented at the 11th National Coaches Workshop on June 7 and 8 at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune.
Anil Dhupar, the secretary general of AITA, announced a new lifetime achievement award for female coaches. The first recipient will be 69-year-old Rohini Lokhande, who played on the national team with Kiran Bedi, Nirupama Mankad, Susan Das, and Udaya Kumar before starting her coaching career early on.
Rohini was the first female tennis coach certified by the National Institute of Sports. She has helped many athletes become certified coaches and has trained thousands of players of different ages.