DW BUREAU / CHANDIGARH The sporting life of the legendary first Arjuna Awardee athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa who made the country shine like a star in the international athletics arena, would forever be a beacon of inspiration for the other Indian players till eternity. These views were expressed here today by Sports and Higher Education Minister Pargat Singh while dedicating to the people the biography 'Uddna Baaz' of Olympian Gurbachan Singh Randhawa penned by eminent sports writer Navdeep Singh Gill. The impressive gathering here at the Punjab Kala Bhawan included Sports Minister Pargat Singh, Olympian Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, ex DGP and Senior Vice President Punjab Olympic Association Rajdeep Singh Gill, President Punjabi Sahit Akademi Prof. Ravinder Bhatthal, Chairman Punjab Lok Virasat Akademi Prof. Gurbhajan Singh Gill, Secretary General Punjab Kala Parishad, International Shooter Gurbir Singh Sandhu and Publisher of 'Uddna Baaz' Harish Jain from Unistar books. In his address on the occasion, Sports Minister Pargat Singh said that the very fact that Gurbachan Singh Randhawa made it to the finals of the Olympics was adjudged Best Athlete at the Asian Games and achieved 4 National records within 2 days, speaks volumes about the peerles prowess of the iconic athlete. It is noteworthy that Gurbachan Singh Randhawa was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where he bagged 5th position in the 110 Metre Hurdles event. He won Gold Medal in 1962 Jakarta Asiad in Decathlon besides the title of Best Athlete. He was bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 1961 and PadmaShri in 2005. Superannuating as Commandant from CRPF, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa was awarded Rashtrapati Puraskar for meritorious services in Police apart from honorary PhD degree as the Sports Advisor of the Punjabi University Patiala. (editor@dailyworld.in)