The National Sports Awards-2013 will be
conferred upon the following sportspersons/ coaches/organizations. The
Government approved their names, as recommended by the Selection Committees.
A. Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:
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Sl. No.
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Name
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Discipline
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1.
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Mr. Ronjon Sodhi
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Shooting
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B. Arjuna Awards:
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Sl. No.
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Name
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Discipline
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1.
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Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro
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Archery
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2.
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Mr. Ranjith Maheshwari
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Athletics
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3.
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Ms. P.V. Sindhu
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Badminton
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4.
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Ms. Kavita Chahal
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Boxing
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5.
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Mr. Rupesh Shah
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Billiards & Snooker
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6.
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Mr. Virat Kohli
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Cricket
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7.
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Mr. Abhijeet
Gupta
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Chess
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8.
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Mr. Gagan Jeet Bhullar
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Golf
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9.
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Ms. Saba Anjum
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Hockey
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10.
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Ms. Rajkumari Rathore
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Shooting
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11.
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Ms. Joshna Chinnappa
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Squash
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12.
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Ms. Mouma Das
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Table Tennis
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13.
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Ms. Neha Rathi
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Wrestling
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14.
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Mr. Dharmender Dalal
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Wrestling
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15.
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Mr. Amit Kumar Saroha
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Athletics (Para)
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C. Dronacharya Awards for 2013:
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Sl.No.
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Name
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Discipline
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1.
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Ms. Poornima Mahato
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Archery
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2.
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Mr. Mahavir
Singh
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Boxing
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3.
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Mr. Narinder
Singh Saini
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Hockey
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4.
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Mr. K.P. Thomas
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Athletics*
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5.
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Mr. Raj Singh
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Wrestling*
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* Lifetime contribution in coaching
D. Dhyan Chand Awards
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Sl.No.
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Name
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Discipline
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1.
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Ms. Mary D’souza
Sequeira
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Athletics
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2.
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Mr. Syed Ali
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Hockey
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3.
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Mr. Anil Mann
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Wrestling
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4.
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Mr. Girraj
Singh
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Para Sports (Athletics)
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E. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
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Sl. No.
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Category
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Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2013
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1.
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Community Sports Identification and
Nurturing of Budding Young Talent
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Dr. U.K. Mishra,
Founder and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad
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2.
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Financial Support for Sports Excellence
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Services Sports Control Board
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3.
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Establishment and Management of Sports
Academies of Excellence
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Pullela Gopichand Academy of Badminton,
Hyderabad
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4.
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Employment of Sportspersons and sports
welfare measures.
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Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
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The nominations received for various
categories of awards were considered by the select panels of eminent
sportspersons and sports administrators of impeccable integrity. The Selection
Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Shri Michael Ferreira and other members of the Committee
from the sports fraternity were Shri Limba Ram, Shri V. Devarajan, Shri Zafar Iqbal, Ms. Vandana Rao, Ms. Anjali M. Bhagwat, Ms. Indu Puri, Shri
Shakti Singh, Shri Ravi Shastri, Shri Kripa
Shankar Patel and Shri Surinder
Khanna..Similarly, the Committees for other awards
too comprised of men and women of eminence in the field of sports. The
different Committees made their recommendations after duly considering all the
nominations.
National Sports Awards are given every year
to recognize and reward excellence in sports. This not being an Olympic year,
the Government has decided not to increase the number of awards so that the
stature of the awards is maintained. While doing so, the Government is
conscious that there were other individuals of outstanding sporting
achievements who have a claim on these awards.
The Government has looked into the various
news reports and grievances of different sportspersons. It has also consulted the Chairpersons of the
Committees. A separate enquiry has also
been conducted by Secretary, Sports.
After due consideration, the Government has decided to accept the
recommendations of the Committees. The
Government wishes them all the best and hopes that they too will be part of the
pantheon of winners in the coming years.
Apart from a medal and a citation, the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive
statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh
each. Recipients of Rashtriya
Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given Trophies.
The awardees will receive their awards from
the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 31,
2013.
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