EFT Bureau, New Delhi: President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on Aug. 31, 2013.
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Apart from a medal and a citation, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee received a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees received statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar were given Trophies.
List of awardees who received the National Sports Awards is as follows:
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Apart from a medal and a citation, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee received a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees received statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar were given Trophies.
List of awardees who received the National Sports Awards is as follows:
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:
Sl. No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Mr. Ronjon Sodhi
|
Shooting
|
B. Arjuna Awards:
Sl. No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro
|
Archery
|
2.
|
Ms. Kavita Chahal
|
Boxing
|
3.
|
Mr. Rupesh Shah
|
Billiards & Snooker
|
4.
|
Mr. Virat Kohli
|
Cricket
|
5.
|
Mr. Abhijeet Gupta
|
Chess
|
6.
|
Mr. Gagan Jeet Bhullar
|
Golf
|
7.
|
Ms. Saba Anjum
|
Hockey
|
8.
|
Ms. Rajkumari Rathore
|
Shooting
|
9.
|
Ms. Joshna Chinnappa
|
Squash
|
10.
|
Ms. Mouma Das
|
Table Tennis
|
11.
|
Ms. Neha Rathi
|
Wrestling
|
12.
|
Mr. Dharmender Dalal
|
Wrestling
|
13.
|
Mr. Amit Kumar Saroha
|
Athletics (Para)
|
C. Dronacharya Awards for 2013:
Sl.No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Ms. Poornima Mahato
|
Archery
|
2.
|
Mr. Mahavir Singh
|
Boxing
|
3.
|
Mr. Narinder Singh Saini
|
Hockey
|
4.
|
Mr. K.P. Thomas
|
Athletics*
|
5.
|
Mr. Raj Singh
|
Wrestling*
|
D. Dhyan Chand Awards:
Sl.No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Ms. Mary D’souzaSequeira
|
Athletics
|
2.
|
Mr. Syed Ali
|
Hockey
|
3.
|
Mr. Anil Mann
|
Wrestling
|
4.
|
Mr. Girraj Singh
|
Para Sports (Athletics)
|
E. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2012:
S. No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Basant Singh Roy
|
Mountaineering
|
2.
|
Major Ranveer SinghJamwal
|
Mountaineering
|
3.
|
Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy
|
Sailing
|
4.
|
Naib Subedar ParamjeetSingh Siddhu
|
Hang Gliding
|
5.
|
Prem Singh
|
Mountaineering
|
6.
|
Hari Ram
|
Mountaineering
|
F. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
Sl. No.
|
Category
|
Rashtriya KhelProtsahan Puruskar, 2013
|
1.
|
Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent
|
Dr. U.K. Mishra, Founder and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad
|
2.
|
Financial Support for Sports Excellence
|
Services Sports Control Board
|
3.
|
Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence
|
Pullela GopichandAcademy of Badminton, Hyderabad
|
4.
|
Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures.
|
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
|
G. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy:
Sl. No.
|
Year
| |
1.
|
Guru Nanak DevVishwavidyalay, Amritsar
|
2010-11
|
2.
|
Punjabi Vishwavidyalay, Patiala
|
2011-12
|
3.
|
Punjabi Vishwavidyalay, Patiala
|
2012-13
|
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