President of India Shri Pranab
Mukherjee will confer the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar on 31st
August, 2013 at a specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New
Delhi. The award ceremony will be held at 6 P.M.
List
of awardees 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.
|
Mr. Ranjith Maheshwari
|
Athletics
|
|
3.
|
Ms. P.V. Sindhu
|
Badminton
|
|
4.
|
Ms. Kavita Chahal
|
Boxing
|
|
5.
|
Mr. Rupesh Shah
|
Billiards
& Snooker
|
|
6.
|
Mr. Virat Kohli
|
Cricket
|
|
7.
|
Mr. Abhijeet Gupta
|
Chess
|
|
8.
|
Mr. Gagan Jeet Bhullar
|
Golf
|
|
9.
|
Ms. Saba Anjum
|
Hockey
|
|
10.
|
Ms. Rajkumari Rathore
|
Shooting
|
|
11.
|
Ms. Joshna Chinnappa
|
Squash
|
|
12.
|
Ms. Mouma Das
|
Table Tennis
|
|
13.
|
Ms. Neha Rathi
|
Wrestling
|
|
14.
|
Mr. Dharmender Dalal
|
Wrestling
|
|
15.
|
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*
|
*
Lifetime contribution in coaching
D. Dhyan Chand Awards:
|
Sl.No.
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
|
1.
|
Ms.
Mary D’souza Sequeira
|
Athletics
|
|
2.
|
Mr.
Syed Ali
|
Hockey
|
|
3.
|
Mr.
Anil Mann
|
Wrestling
|
|
4.
|
Mr.
Girraj Singh
|
Para Sports
(Athletics)
|
E. Rashtriya
Khel Protsahan Puruskar
|
Sl. No.
|
Category
|
Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan 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 Gopichand Academy of Badminton, Hyderabad
|
|
4.
|
Employment
of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures.
|
Petroleum
Sports Promotion Board
|
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 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.
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