National Sports Awards 2021 announced

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National Sports Awards 2021 announced:

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 The National Sports Awards for the year 2021 were announced by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

Key points:

  • The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
  • President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021.

About:

Arjuna Awards:

  • It was established in 1961 by the Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in national sports events.
  • It is given for good performance and showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
  • The award carries a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll of honor.

Name of the Sportsperson

Discipline

SimranjitKaur

Boxing

Shikhar Dhawan

Cricket

Bhavani Devi

Fencing

SandeepNarwal

Kabaddi

Abhishek Verma

Shooting

Ankita Raina

Tennis

Deepak Punia

Wrestling

Harman Preet Singh

Hockey

Birendra Lakra

Hockey

Nilakanta Sharma

Hockey

Mandeep Singh

Hockey

Harvinder Singh

Para Archery

 

Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Awards:

  • It was formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, it is the highest award bestowed to a sports person in India and was instituted in the year 1991-1992.
  • It comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh.
  • It is given for the most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of the previous four years.

 

 

 

Name of the Sportsperson

Discipline

Neeraj Chopra

Athletics

Ravi Kumar

Wrestling

Lovlina Borgohain

Boxing

Mithali Raj

Cricket

Sunil Chhetri

Football

Manpreet Singh

Hockey (Men’s Hockey)

 

Dhyan chand Award:

  • It was established in 2002.
  • It comprises a Dhyan Chand statuette, a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a certificate and a ceremonial dress.
  • It is given to honor sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to promotion of sports events after their retirement.

Name

Discipline

Lekha K.C.

Boxing

AbhijeetKunte

Chess

Davinder Singh Garcha

Hockey

Vikas Kumar

Kabaddi

Sajjan Singh

Wrestling

 

Dronacharya Award:

  • It was established in 1985 by the Government of India to recognize excellence in sports coaching.
  • It carries a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh, a bronze statue of Dronacharya and a scroll of honour.
  • It is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.

Name of the Coach

Discipline

Radhakrishnan Nair P

Athletics

SandhyaGurung

Boxing

PritamSiwach

Hockey

Jai PrakashNautiyal

Para Shooting

 

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar:

  • It was established in the year 2009
  • It is given to corporate entities , sports control boards, NGOs including sports bodies at the State and National level who have played a vital role in the area of sports promotion and development.

Category

Entity recommended for Rashtriya KhelProtsahanPuraskar, 2021

Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent

ManavRachna Educational Institution

Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility

Indian Oil Corporation Limited

 

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MACA) Trophy 2021:

  • Panjab University: Chandigarh.

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