First Dronacharya Awardee Athletics Coach O. M. Nambiar Passes Away

Noted athletics coach O.M. Nambiar, the man who transformed a village girl P.T. Usha into Asia’s Golden Girl, passed away on 19^th August 2021.
Nambiar, an athlete himself during his college and Air Force days, was honoured with the Padma Shri Award in 2021.
He was the first to win Dronacharya Award (given to coaches) in athletics in 1985 (inaugural year of the award).