Balwinder Singh, also known as Fidda or Fiddu, is an Indian professional
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...
player who received
Arjuna Award
The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...
in 1999 for his performances. He was born on 23 March 1956 to Charan Kaur and Sardar Banta Singh in village Tandi, District Kapurthala. In 1989, he captained the Indian Kabaddi team in South Asian Federation Games in
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
where their team secured first position, and he was declared the best player of SAFG. In 1999 he was nominated for the highly coveted Arjun Award (the highest sports award by Govt. of India) and honoured with the recognition of Arjuna Award on 29 August 2000. He has also been bestowed with Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, Hari Singh Nalua Award and LifeTime Achievement Award from Punjab Police.
He is titled Crownless King Of Kabbadi, Rustm - e - Kabaddi, Bakan Khiladi and Kabaddi Da ladla puttar (Son of Kabaddi).
[Page 552, A Companion to Sport, David L. Andrews, Ben Carrington, John Wiley & Son]
References
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Indian kabaddi players
People from Kapurthala district
Living people
1956 births
Kabaddi players from Punjab, India
Recipients of the Arjuna Award