Sohrab Bhoot

Sohrab H. Bhoot (or Sorabji Bhoot or Sorab Bhoot) (1891 - 9 January 1984) was an Indian Olympian administrator and sports administrator in the early and middle 20th century.

His major accomplishments were to serve as:

Bhoot died on 9 January 1984 at the age of 92. His obituary was carried in the Jam-e-Jamshed, titled "The Grand Old Man of Sports". It noted that Bhoot was "one of the founders of the Olympic Movement in India, he helped put Indian sportsmen on the world field and was responsible for promoting many sports noticeably athletics and cycling." It mentioned his many accomplishments, for example that "He was with the late Melwyn D'Mello (Anthony de Mello), a star organiser of the 1st Asian Games at Delhi." And it highlighted his strong personal traits: 'being of strong character, he never tolerated faulty organisation,' and always 'stood for the just cause of sportsmen.'

See Additional Information at Cycling Federation of India; 1950 National Games of India; Indian Olympic Association; and India at the 1920 Olympics.

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