President Shri Pranab Mukherjee here today conferred National
Sports & Adventure Awards 2016 in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
(i) Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna 2016
Following sportspersons were conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna 2016.
|
S. No.
|
Name of
the awardee
|
Discipline
|
|
1.
|
Ms. P.V.
Sindhu
|
Badminton
|
|
2.
|
Ms. Dipa
Karmakar
|
Gymnastics
|
|
3.
|
Shri Jitu
Rai
|
Shooting
|
|
4.
|
Ms.
Sakshi Malik
|
Wrestling
|
(ii)
Dronacharya Awards 2016
Following coaches were conferred with Dronacharya Awards for the
year 2016.
|
S.No.
|
Name
of the awardee
|
Discipline
|
|
1
|
Shri
Nagapuri Ramesh
|
Athletics
|
|
2
|
Shri
Sagar Mal Dhayal
|
Boxing
|
|
3.
|
Shri
Raj Kumar Sharma
|
Cricket
|
|
4.
|
Shri
Bishweshwar Nandi
|
Gymnastics
|
|
5.
|
Shri
S. Pradeep Kumar
|
Swimming
(Lifetime)
|
|
6.
|
Shri
Mahabir Singh
|
Wrestling
(Lifetime)
|
(iii) Arjuna Awards
2016
Following sportspersons were conferred with Arjuna Awards for the
year 2016:
|
S. No.
|
Name of the
awardee
|
Discipline
|
|
1.
|
Shri Rajat Chauhan
|
Archery
|
|
2.
|
Ms. Lalita Babar
|
Athletics
|
|
3.
|
Shri Sourav Kothari
|
Billiards &
Snooker
|
|
4.
|
Shri Shiva Thapa
|
Boxing
|
|
5.
|
Shri Ajinkya Rahane*
|
Cricket
|
|
6.
|
Shri Subrata Paul
|
Football
|
|
7.
|
Ms. Rani
|
Hockey
|
|
8.
|
Shri Raghunath V.R.
|
Hockey
|
|
9.
|
Shri Gurpreet Singh
|
Shooting
|
|
10.
|
Ms. Apurvi Chandela
|
Shooting
|
|
11.
|
Shri Soumyajit Ghosh
|
Table Tennis
|
|
12.
|
Ms. Vinesh
|
Wrestling
|
|
13.
|
Shri Amit Kumar
|
Wrestling
|
|
14.
|
Shri Sandeep Singh
Mann
|
Para-Athletics
|
|
15.
|
Shri Virender Singh
|
Wrestling (Deaf)
|
*Shri
Ajinkya Rahane, selected for Arjun Award in the discipline of cricket, could
not attend the Award Ceremony as he is presently in West Indies taking part in
Test Matches/ One-Day International Series/ T-20 matches. He will be given
award later by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs
& Sports.
(iv) Dhyan Chand Award 2016
Following
persons were conferred with Dhyan Chand Awards for the year 2016:
|
S.
No.
|
Name
of the awardee
|
Discipline
|
|
1
|
Ms. Satti Geetha
|
Athletics
|
|
2
|
Shri Sylvanus Dung
Dung
|
Hockey
|
|
3
|
Shri Rajendra Pralhad
Shelke
|
Rowing
|
(v)
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2015
Following
persons were conferred with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the
year 2015.
|
S.
No.
|
Name
|
Category
|
|
1.
|
Ms.
Tashi Malik
|
Land
Adventure
|
|
2.
|
Ms.
Nungshi Malik
|
Land
Adventure
|
|
3.
|
Debasish
Biswas
|
Land
Adventure
|
|
4.
|
Ms.
Ritu Kishor Kedia
|
Water
Adventure
|
|
5.
|
B.
Rajkumar
|
Air
Adventure
|
|
6.
|
Harbhajan
Singh
|
Life
Time Achievement
|
(vi)
Maulana Abul Kalma Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2015-16
Punjabi
University, Patiala was conferred with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the
year 2015-16.
(vii)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar, 2016
Following
entities were conferred with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskarar for the year
2016.
|
S. No.
|
Category
|
Entity recommended
for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2016
|
|
1.
|
Identification and
Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent’
|
1.Hockey Citizen Group
2.Dadar Parsee Zorostrian
Cricket Club
3.Usha School of Athletics
4.STAIRS
|
|
2.
|
Encourage to sports
through corporate social responsibility
|
India Infrastructure
Finance Company Limited
|
|
3.
|
‘Employment to
sportspersons and other welfare measures’
|
Reserve Bank of India
|
|
4.
|
Sports for
Development
|
Subroto Mukerjee
Sports Education Society
|
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