R. D. Singh

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R. D. Singh
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R. D. Singh
Govt. N.M. College Hanumangarh
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30 June 1980 (1980-06-30) 30 June 2014 (2014-06-30)
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Born (1954-06-07) 7 June 1954 (age 69)
Karadwala, Rajasthan, India

Ripudaman Singh (born 7 June 1954), known as R.D. Singh, is an Indian athletics coach from Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, [1] by the government of India. He is India's first Dronacharya awardee coach in the category of sports for specially abled.

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Career as an Athlete

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R. D. Singh

Career as a Coach

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