National Sports Awards 2016
Union Government on 22 August 2016 announced the National Sports. Olympic Medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik will get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards.
Shooter Jitu Rai and Gymnast Dipa Karmakar have also been selected for the top national sports award.
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
#Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Four sports person from different discipline of sports were chosen for the award and they are P.V. Sindhu for Badminton, Dipa Karmakar for Gymnastics, Jitu Rai for Shooting and Sakshi Malik for Wrestling.The award is given for the spectacular and moetst outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
#Dronacharya Awards
Six sports coaches will be honoured with Dronacharya Awards and they are Nagapuri Ramesh for Athletics, Sagar Mal Dhayal for Boxing, Raj Kumar Sharma for Cricket, Bishweshwar Nandi for Gymnastics, S Pradeep Kumar for Swimming (Lifetime) and Mahabir Singh for Wrestling (Lifetime).Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi will receive the award for Gymnastics.The award is conferred on coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.
#Arjuna Awards
15 sports person from different discipline of sports were selected for the award and they are Rajat Chauhan for Archery, Lalita Babar for Athletics, Sourav Kothari for Billiards & Snooker, Shiva Thapa for Boxing, Ajinkya Rahane for Cricket, Subrata Paul for Football, Rani for Hockey, Raghunath VR for Hockey, Gurpreet Singh for Shooting, Apurvi Chandela for Shooting, Soumyajit Ghosh for Table Tennis, Vinesh for Wrestling, Amit Kumar for Wrestling, Sandeep Singh Mann for Para-Athletics and Virender Singh for Wrestling (Deaf).The award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years.
#Dhyan Chand Award 2015
Three sports person were selected for the awards and they are Athlete Satti Geetha, hockey player Sylvanus Dung Dung and Rower Rajendra Pralhad Shelke.The awardis conferred for life time contribution to sports development.
The awardees will receive their awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29 August 2016, which is celebrated as the National Sports Day.
Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of 7.5 lakh rupees.Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of five lakh rupees each.
Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice SK Agarwal, Retired Delhi High Court Judge.
Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by MC Mary Kom.
Full list of awardees:
#Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016
Name of awardee---Discipline
P.V. Sindhu---Badminton
Sakshi Malik---Wrestling
Dipa Karmakar---Gymnastics
Jitu Rai---Shooting
#Dronacharya Award 2016
Name of awardee---Discipline
Nagapuri Ramesh---Athletics
Sagar Mal Dhayal---BoxingRaj Kumar Sharma---Cricket
Bishweshwar Nandi---Gymnastics
S. Pradeep Kumar---Swimming (lifetime)
Mahabir Singh---Wrestling (lifetime)
#Arjuna Award 2016
Name of awardee---Discipline
Rajat Chauhan---Archery
Lalita Babar---Athletics
Sourav Kothari---Billiards and Snooker
Shiva Thapa---Boxing
Ajinkya Rahane---Cricket
Rani---Hockey
Subrata Paul---Football
V R Raghunath---Hockey
Gurpreet Singh---Shooting
Apurvi Chandela---Shooting
Soumyajit Ghosh---Table Tennis
Vinesh Poghat---Wrestling
Amit Kumar---Wrestling
Sandeep Singh Mann---Para-Athletics
Virender Singh---Wrestling (deaf)
#Dhyan Chand Award 2015
Name of Awardee---Discipline
Satti Geetha---Athletics
Sylvanus Dung Dung---Hockey
Rajendra Pralhad Shelke---Rowing
Shooter Jitu Rai and Gymnast Dipa Karmakar have also been selected for the top national sports award.
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
#Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Four sports person from different discipline of sports were chosen for the award and they are P.V. Sindhu for Badminton, Dipa Karmakar for Gymnastics, Jitu Rai for Shooting and Sakshi Malik for Wrestling.The award is given for the spectacular and moetst outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
#Dronacharya Awards
Six sports coaches will be honoured with Dronacharya Awards and they are Nagapuri Ramesh for Athletics, Sagar Mal Dhayal for Boxing, Raj Kumar Sharma for Cricket, Bishweshwar Nandi for Gymnastics, S Pradeep Kumar for Swimming (Lifetime) and Mahabir Singh for Wrestling (Lifetime).Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi will receive the award for Gymnastics.The award is conferred on coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.
#Arjuna Awards
15 sports person from different discipline of sports were selected for the award and they are Rajat Chauhan for Archery, Lalita Babar for Athletics, Sourav Kothari for Billiards & Snooker, Shiva Thapa for Boxing, Ajinkya Rahane for Cricket, Subrata Paul for Football, Rani for Hockey, Raghunath VR for Hockey, Gurpreet Singh for Shooting, Apurvi Chandela for Shooting, Soumyajit Ghosh for Table Tennis, Vinesh for Wrestling, Amit Kumar for Wrestling, Sandeep Singh Mann for Para-Athletics and Virender Singh for Wrestling (Deaf).The award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years.
#Dhyan Chand Award 2015
Three sports person were selected for the awards and they are Athlete Satti Geetha, hockey player Sylvanus Dung Dung and Rower Rajendra Pralhad Shelke.The awardis conferred for life time contribution to sports development.
The awardees will receive their awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29 August 2016, which is celebrated as the National Sports Day.
Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of 7.5 lakh rupees.Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of five lakh rupees each.
Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice SK Agarwal, Retired Delhi High Court Judge.
Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by MC Mary Kom.
Full list of awardees:
#Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016
Name of awardee---Discipline
P.V. Sindhu---Badminton
Sakshi Malik---Wrestling
Dipa Karmakar---Gymnastics
Jitu Rai---Shooting
#Dronacharya Award 2016
Name of awardee---Discipline
Nagapuri Ramesh---Athletics
Sagar Mal Dhayal---BoxingRaj Kumar Sharma---Cricket
Bishweshwar Nandi---Gymnastics
S. Pradeep Kumar---Swimming (lifetime)
Mahabir Singh---Wrestling (lifetime)
#Arjuna Award 2016
Name of awardee---Discipline
Rajat Chauhan---Archery
Lalita Babar---Athletics
Sourav Kothari---Billiards and Snooker
Shiva Thapa---Boxing
Ajinkya Rahane---Cricket
Rani---Hockey
Subrata Paul---Football
V R Raghunath---Hockey
Gurpreet Singh---Shooting
Apurvi Chandela---Shooting
Soumyajit Ghosh---Table Tennis
Vinesh Poghat---Wrestling
Amit Kumar---Wrestling
Sandeep Singh Mann---Para-Athletics
Virender Singh---Wrestling (deaf)
#Dhyan Chand Award 2015
Name of Awardee---Discipline
Satti Geetha---Athletics
Sylvanus Dung Dung---Hockey
Rajendra Pralhad Shelke---Rowing
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