Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur Fingers Over Trophies To 2020 Nationwide Sports activities Awards Winners | Different Sports activities Information

Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday bodily passed over trophies to the winners of Nationwide Sports activities Awards 2020 after the award rite used to be held nearly ultimate 12 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire winners of the Nationwide Sports activities Awards 2020 had already won their money awards however weren’t ready to gather their trophies and quotation as a result of the pandemic. On August 29 ultimate 12 months, the Sports activities Ministry had conferred 74 Nationwide Sports activities Awards, together with 5 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now renamed as Primary Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna) and 27 Arjuna awards.

The notable awardees who attended Monday’s rite at a town resort right here have been ladies’s hockey captain Rani Rampal, superstar wrestler Vinesh Phogat and 2016 Paralympics gold winner Thangavelu Mariyappan, who have been passed the distinguished Khel Ratna.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain, cricketer Ishant Sharma, sprinter Dutee Chand, archer Atanu Das and shuttlers Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty have been amongst others who amassed their the Arjuna trophies.

Congratulations to all of the Awardees of Khel Ratna 2020, Arjuna Award 2020, Dronacharya Award 2020 (Lifetime & Common class).

Wishing you even larger luck forward !#NationalSportsAward2020 pic.twitter.com/hFOiUUSWkm

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) November 1, 2021

“The Nationwide Sports activities Awards is a prestigious award this is received via athletes after years of determination and tough paintings. Congratulations to all of the awardees and the perfect for his or her long term occasions. The adventure of the awardees does not finish right here, there may be extra to be completed,” Thakur mentioned throughout the serve as.

“We should additionally proceed to search for gifted athletes, groom them and lead them to able to profitable medals on the global degree. So I request all of the athletes to take the pledge of a minimum of grooming and coaching 5 such athletes who can win medals for India one day.”

The development used to be additionally graced via Sports activities Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi, Adolescence Affairs Secretary Usha Sharma and different most sensible ministry and SAI officers.

Listing of Nationwide Sports activities Awardees for 2020:

Khel Ratna Award: Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para-Athletics), Manika Batra (Desk Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling), Rani Rampal (Hockey).

Arjuna Award: Atanu Das (Archery), Dutee Chand (Athletics), Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton), Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton), Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball), Manish Kaushik (Boxing), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Deepti Sharma (Cricket), Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (Soccer), Aditi Ashok (Golfing), Akashdeep Singh (Hockey), Deepika (Hockey), Deepak (Kabaddi), Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho), Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing), Manu Bhaker (Taking pictures), Saurabh Chaudhary (Taking pictures), Madhurika Patkar (Desk Tennis), Divij Sharan (Tennis), Shiva Keshavan (Iciness Sports activities), Divya Kakran (Wrestling), Rahul Mindful (Wrestling), Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para-Swimming), Sandeep (Para-Athletics), Manish Narwal (Para Taking pictures).

Dronacharya Award (Lifestyles-Time Class): Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushotham Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (Tennis), Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling).

Dronacharya (Common Class):Jude Felix (Hockey), Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb), Jaspal Rana (Taking pictures), Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu), Gaurav Khanna (Para Badminton).

Dhyan Chand Award: Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Jincy Philips (Athletics), Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton), Trupti Murgunde (Badminton), N Usha(Boxing), Lakha Singh (Boxing), Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Soccer), Ajit Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi), J Ranjith Kumar (Para-Athletics), Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Badminton), Manjeet Singh (Rowing), Past due Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming), Nandan Bal (Tennis), Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling).

Tenzing Norgay Nationwide Journey Awards: Anita Devi (Land Journey), Col Sarfraz Singh (Land Journey), Taka Tamut (Land Journey), Keval Hiren Kakka (Land Journey), Satendra Singh (Water Journey), Gajanand Yadava (Air Journey), Past due Magan Bissa (Lifestyles Time Success).

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: Panjab College, Chandigarh.

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar: Id and Nurturing of Budding and Younger Ability: Lakshya Institute, Military Sports activities Institute.
Encouragement to sports activities via Company Social Accountability: Oil and Herbal Fuel Company (ONGC) Ltd.

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