Shaik Abdul Hameed is an Indian
ten-pin bowling player. In 2014, he won Thailand Tour Title of
Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) in
Thailand and became first Indian to win the title of ABF.
Shaik won India's first-ever medal in the sport during the
Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship 2002 in which he won gold medals in Singles and Masters and a silver medal in All Events.
In 2015, Shaik moved to
Delhi High Court seeking direction to the government to nominate him for that year's
Arjun 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 ...
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Indian ten-pin bowling players
Bowlers at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for India