2013 Hockey India League players' auction for an Indian player was 2,800 and for overseas player was 5,000 under which franchise owners could not bid. The franchise owners made silent bids for each of the five marquee players before the actual auction begun. Hockey India then revealed which marquee player will lead which franchise based on the maximum bids by all the owners. Each team's marquee player got a contract worth at least 115 per cent of the highest successful bid for a player of that team in the auction if the silent bid is not worth more than this amount. Sandeep Singh was bought by
Judo in India ex-general secretary Mr. L.K. Daga also devised some action plans to boost the participation of Indian judo teams at the international events. At last, India got its much needed break in 1986 Seoul Asian Games, where Indians bagged four bronze medals for their country. It was a milestone for the team India and since then, India has been performing continuously at the international judo events. Several Indian judokas have qualified for the Olympic Games. Mr. Sandeep Byala and Mr. Cawas Billimoria participated in 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Ms. Brojeshwori Devi qualified for the Athens Olympics 2000. : Mr. Akram Shah participated