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At 20, I. Arumainayagam helped India win a football gold at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta. Arumainayagam recalled in 'Stories from Indian Football' that the Indonesian sports minister initially gave medals only to the playing eleven. He and four other teammates were left out, but were soon called back to the ground. More than six decades later, at 84, the former Mohun Bagan winger has received the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025.
Arumainayagam recalled in 'Stories from Indian Football' that the Indonesian sports minister initially gave medals only to the playing eleven. He and four other teammates were left out, but were soon called back to the ground.
More than six decades later, at 84, the former Mohun Bagan winger has received the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025.