The Government has announced
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan
Chand Awards, Dronacharya
Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year
2010, here today.
A large number of
nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by
two select panels of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators; one
headed by Ms P.T. Usha ( for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar) and other
by Shri Ashok Kumar (for Dronacharya
Awards). Based on the recommendations of
the Committees and after due scrutiny, the Government has approved to confer
awards upon the following sportspersons/coaches/organizations.
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award - 2010:
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1.
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Ms. Saina Nehwal
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Badminton
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B. Arjuna Awards 2010:
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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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Shri Joseph Abraham
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Athletics
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2.
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Mrs. Krishna Poonia
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Athletics
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3.
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Shri Dinesh Kumar
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Boxing
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4.
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Shri Parimrajan
Negi
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Chess
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5.
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Ms. Julan
Goswami
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Cricket (Women)
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6.
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Shri Deepak Kumar Mandal
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Football
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7.
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Shri Sandeep
Singh
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Hockey (Men)
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8.
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Ms. Jasjeet
Kaur Handa
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Hockey (Women)
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9.
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Shri Dinesh
Kumar
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Kabaddi
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10.
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Shri Sanjeev
Rajput
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Shooting
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11.
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Shri Rehan
Jehangir Poncha
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Swimming
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12.
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Shri Kapil
Dev K.J.
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Volleyball
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13.
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Shri Rajeev Tomar
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Wrestling
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14.
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Shri Rajesh Chaudhary
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Yachting
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15.
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Shri Jagseer
Singh
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Paralympic
(Athletics)
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C. Dhyan Chand Award 2010:
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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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Shri Satish
Pillai
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Athletics
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2.
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Shri Kuldeep
Singh
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Wrestling
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3.
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Ms. Anita Chanu
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Weightlifting
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D. Dronacharya Awards for
2010:
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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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Shri A.K. Kutty
*
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Athletics
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2.
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Shri Subhash
B. Aggarwal
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Billiards & Snooker
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3.
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Shri L. Ibomcha
Singh
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Boxing
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4.
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Shri Ajay Kumar Bansal
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Hockey
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5.
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Captain Chandrup
*
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Wrestling
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* - For Lifetime contribution in
Coaching
E. Rashtriya
Khel Protsahana Puruskar
2010:
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Sl. No.
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Category
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Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Puruskar, 2010
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1.
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Services Sports Control Board
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Community Sports Identification
and nurturing of budding and young talent
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2.
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Tata Steel Limited
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Financial Support for Sports
Excellence
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3.
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Khel Evam
Yuva Vibhag,
Government of Madhya Pradesh
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Establishment and Management of
Sports Academies of Excellence
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4.
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Services Sports Control Board
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Employment of sportsperson and
sports welfare measures
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National
Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in
sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award is given for spectacular performance in
the year under consideration; Arjuna Award is given
for consistently outstanding performance for three consecutive years preceding
the year of award; Dhyan Chand
Award for lift time contribution to sports development; and Dronacharya
Award for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events in
past three years.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given to only
one sportsperson in a year. Arjuna Award is given to not more than 15, Dhyan Chand Award to not more
than 3 and Dronacharya Award to not more than 5
persons.
With
a view to recognizing the contribution made to sports development by entities
other than sportspersons and coaches, Government has instituted last year, a
new award entitled Rashtriya Khel
Protsahan Puruskar, which
has four categories, namely, community sports development, promotion of sports
academies of excellence, support to elite sportspersons and employment to
sportspersons.
Apart from a
medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash
prize of Rs.7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya Awardees will receive statuettes, citations and
cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. The recipients of Rashtriya
Khel Protsahan Puruskar will receive trophy and citation.
The awardees
will receive their awards from Her Excellency the President of India at a
specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2010.
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