List of Awards and detailed report about National Sports Awards 2016 for IBPS PO 2016

List of Awards and detailed report about National Sports Awards 2016 for IBPS PO 2016:

Dear Readers, Here we have given the details about the National Sports Awards 2016. Candidates those who are all preparing for the IBPS PO/Clerk examination can use this material.

National Sports Awards – 2016

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.

·        Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years

·        Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years

·        Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events

·        Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development

·        Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.

·        Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committees consisting of former Olympians, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, Sports Journalists/Experts/Commentators and sports administrators. Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice S.K. Agarwal, Retired Delhi High Court Judge. Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by Ms. M.C. Mary Kom. Selection Committee for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was headed by Shri Rajiv Yadav, Secretary (Sports).

Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons/ coaches/organizations:

(i) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2016

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
	Ms. P.V. Sindhu
	Ms. Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastics
	Shri Jitu Rai
	Ms. Sakshi Malik

(ii) Dronacharya Awards 2016

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
	Shri Nagapuri Ramesh
	Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal
	Shri Raj Kumar Sharma
	Shri Bishweshwar Nandi	Gymnastics
	Shri S. Pradeep Kumar	Swimming (Lifetime)
	Shri Mahabir Singh	Wrestling (Lifetime)

(iii) Arjuna Awards 2016

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Shri Rajat Chauhan
2.	Ms. Lalita Babar
3.	Shri Sourav Kothari	Billiards & Snooker
4.	Shri Shiva Thapa
5.	Shri Ajinkya Rahane
6.	Shri Subrata Paul
7.
8.	Shri Raghunath V.R.
9.	Shri Gurpreet Singh
10.	Ms. Apurvi Chandela
11.	Shri Soumyajit Ghosh	Table Tennis
12.	Ms. Vinesh
13.	Shri Amit Kumar
14.	Shri Sandeep Singh Mann	Para-Athletics
15.	Shri Virender Singh	Wrestling (Deaf)

(iv) Dhyan Chand Award 2016

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
	Ms. Satti Geetha
	Shri Sylvanus Dung Dung
	Shri Rajendra Pralhad Shelke

(v) Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar, 2016

		Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuruskar, 2016
	Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	1.Hockey Citizen Group 2.Dadar Parsee Zorostrian cricket club 3.Usha School of Athletics
	Encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility	India Infrastructure Finance Corporate Limited
	Employment to sportspersons and other welfare measures	Reserve Bank of India
	Sports for Development	Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society

(vi) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2015-16

Punjabi University, Patiala

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2016.

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh.  Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each.  Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given Trophies and certificates. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments will be given MAKA Trophy, award money of Rs. 10 lakh and certificate.

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