Balwant Singh Sagwal

Balwant Singh (1945 – 14 November 2010), popularly known as Ballu, was an Indian volleyball player, considered a star of the India men's national volleyball team. His son Narender is a professional volleyball player who plays for the Indian volleyball Team. Kaul village panchayat also organised Balwant Singh Memorial tournament after his death in the village.

Biography

Balwant Singh was born in 1945 in the Kaul village of Haryana state's Kaithal district.He belonged to Ror Community.

Sporting career Singh was a tall, ungainly youth. His height was with correspondingly big hands and feet. He was from a modest background and joined the Border Security Force (BSF) in Jalandhar, Punjab, which had a reputation for producing quality volleyball players at the time.

In the mid-1960s and into the 1970s, he was responsible for helping Punjab achieve national success, and he was awarded the country's top sporting honor, the Arjuna Award,