Monday, August 31, 2009

Honouring Sporting Heroes

Sports and Adventure awards winner pose during a group photo shoot after the function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Arjuna Award, 2009 to cricketer Gautam Gambhir during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Arjuna Award 2009 to badminton player Saina Nehwal during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2009 to Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2009 to boxer Mangte Chungneijang Marykom during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2009 to Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rashtriya Protsahan Puraskar, 2009 to Railway Sports Promotion Board, being received by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Dronacharya Award, 2009 to Pullela Gopichand for badminton during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Dhyan Chand Award to Satbir Singh Dahiya for wrestling during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Diganitaries clap as HPS Ahluwalia (wheel-chair) is on the way to receive the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2008 during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi

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President presents Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards

President Pratibha Patil presented the National Sports awards in New Delhi on Saturday, with Beijing Olympic bronze medallists boxer Vijender Singh and wrestler Sushil Kumar and four-time world boxing champion Mangte Chungneijang Marykom getting the Khel Ratna award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

It was the first time since the inception of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991 that three sportspersons were given the country's highest sporting honour.

Marykom was the first to receive the newly designed statuette from the president followed by Vijender and Sushil amid loud cheers at the majestic Ashok Hall.

Besides the trio, 15 sportspersons were awarded Arjuna Awards.

Badminton sensation Saina Nehwal, trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, who equalled the world record, were among the Arjuna winners. Gautam Gambhir, who had a terrific season last year, was the only cricketer to get the award.

Olympic medallist Sushil's coach Satpal and former All England Badminton champion and Saina`s coach Pullela Gopichand were presented the Dronacharya Award.

The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyanchand Awards have been increased this year.

Khel Ratna prize money has been raised from Rs 500,000 to Rs 750,000. The prize money for the Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyanchand Awards has been increased from Rs 300,000 to Rs 500,000.

The government instituted this year a new award, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, to recognise the contribution made to sports by entities other than sportspersons and coaches.

Under the new category, Railways got the award for Employment of Sportsperson and Sports Welfare Measures. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee received the award.

TATA Steel bagged two awards for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar. They got it for Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent, and Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence.

List of awardees:

Rajiv Khel Ratna:

M C Marykom (boxer), Vijender Kumar (boxer) and Sushil Kumar (wrestling)

Arjuna Award:

Mangal Singh Champia (archery), Sinimol Paulose (athletics), Saina Nehwal (badminton), L Sarita Devi (boxing), Tania Sachdeva (chess), Gautam Gambhir (cricket), Ignatius Tirkey (hockey), Surinder Kaur (hockey), Pankaj Shirsat (kabaddi), Satish Joshi (rowing), Ranjan Sodhi (shooting), Poulami Ghatak (table tennis), Yogeshwar Dutt (wrestling), G L Yadav (yachting), Parul Parmar (badminton disabled)

Dronacharya Award:

Baldev Singh (hockey), Jaidev Bisht (boxing), Satpal (wrestling) and Pullela Gopichand (badminton)

Dhyanchand Award:

Ishar Singh Deol (athletics), Satbir Singh Dahya (wrestling).

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent: TATA Steel Ltd
Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence: TATA Steel Ltd
Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures: Railways Sports Promotion Board

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1 comment:

  1. In India the work of a president to distribute the awards only, and nothing. During the five years period they don't do anything barring speeches. After leaving their post they get the word "Former". So I thing the president post is good for nothing.
    sapience
    sapience

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