Thursday, August 30, 2012

President Gives Away National Sports and Adventure Awards

The President also gave away Dronacharya Awards for the this year to the following
eight Sports persons in recognition of their meritorious achievements in the field of coaching. The award carries a statuettes, citations and enhanced cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each.

1.
Shri Virender Poonia
Athletics
2.
Ms. Sunil Dabas
Kabaddi (Women)
3.
Shri Yashvir Singh
Wrestling
4.
Shri Harendra Singh
Hockey
5.
Dr. Satyapal Singh
Para Sports (Athletics)
6.
Shri J.S. Bhatia
Athletics  *
7.
Shri Bhawani Mukherjee
Table Tennis *
8.
Shri B.I. Fernandez, Cuban Boxing Coach
Boxing
          *- for Life Time Achievement  
25 Sports persons were conferred Arjuna Awards for the year 2012, in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the respective field of sports. The Award carries a statuettes, citations and enhanced cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each. The Sports persons are as follows:

Sl. No.
Name
Discipline
1.
Ms. Deepika Kumari
Archery
2.
Ms. Laishram Bombayla Devi
Archery
      3.
Ms. Sudha Singh
Athletics
4
Ms. Kavita Ramdas Raut
Athletics
5
Ms. Ashwani Ponnappa
Badminton
6
Mr. Parupalli Kashyap
Badminton
7
Mr. Aditya S. Mehta
Billiards & Snooker
8
Mr. Vikas Krishan
Boxing
9
Mr. Yuvraj Singh
Cricket
10
Mr. Sardar Singh
Hockey
11
Mr. Yashpal Solanki
Judo
12
Mr. Anup Kumar
Kabaddi
13
Mr. Samir Suhag
Polo
14
Ms. Annu Raj Singh
Shooting
15
Mr. Omkar Singh
Shooting
16
Mr. Joydeep Karmakar
Shooting
17
Ms. Deepika Pallikal
Squash
18
Mr. Sandeep Sejwal
Swimming
19
Ms. Ng. Sonia Chanu
Weightlifting
20
Mr. Narsingh Yadav
Wrestling
21
Mr. Rajinder Kumar
Wrestling
22
Ms. Geeta Phogat
Wrestling
23
Mr. M. Bimoljit Singh
Wushu
24
Mrs. Deepa Malik
Athletics – Paralympics
25
Mr. Ramkaran Singh
Athletics – Paralympics


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