DEO DUSHAN


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Address : Jayadav Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
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* Supervised in two Wimbledon, three French Open and two Australian Open tournaments.
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* He could not supervise in the US Open as he could not afford the air fare.
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* He also officiated in a number of Davis Cup and Challenger matches.
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* Knee injury forced him to take to sports administration and supervision in 1962.
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* Time was when no tennis event in India was complete without the presence of chief referee Dushan Deo.
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* Functioned as the secretary of Orissa Tennis Association and president of District Tennis Association, Keonjhar for many decades.
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* He was also the founder of Odisha Handball Association
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Began his sports career as an athlete and footballer.
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* His playing career came to an abrupt end when he injured his right knee while playing in the Senior Division Football League at Cuttack.
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* His playing career came to an abrupt end when he injured his right knee while playing in the Senior Division Football League at Cuttack.
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* Knee injury forced him to take to sports administration and supervision in 1962.
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* His career took a dramatic turn when George Patnaik, elder brother of former Union Minister Biju Patnaik, asked him to assume the secretaryship of the Orissa Tennis Association (OTA), after being impressed with his organisational skills.

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