Dronacharya Awardee Veteran Athletics Coach N Lingappa Passes Away
- Veteran athletics coach N. Lingappa passed away. He was 95.
- Lingappa was awarded the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 2014 in recognition of his work as a coach.
- He is known for providing training to international sportspersons such as Ashwini Nachappa, Vandana Rao, D. Y. Biradhar, Udaya Prabhu and P. C. Ponnappa among others.