Akram Shah

Akram Shah
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1974-06-11) 11 June 1974
Mandalwali, Delhi, India
Residence India
Sport
Country  India
Sport Judo

Akram Shah (born 11 June 1974)[1] is an Indian judoka, played in the extra-lightweight (-60 kg) in various National and International tournaments.[2] He was awarded highest Indian Sportsperson Award - Arjuna Award in the year 2003.[1]

He joined the department of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India on 27 October 1998 on the basis of sports and participated in All India Police Games in Judo event winning Gold medals in 2001 and 2007 and Silver medal in 2005 and 2006. He remained an undisputed hero in the field of National Judo discipline almost ten years from 2000 to 2009 winning medals in every year. He also participated in 2004 Athens Olympics and secured ninth place in Judo event.[1]

Awards

Year National Awards
2003 Arjuna Award

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sports". Crpf.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 May 2002. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. "Akram Shah, Judoka, JudoInside". Judoinside.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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