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Aug 25, 2017

[CA/GK] Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners - List

Year
Recipient(s)
Discipline(s)
1991-92
Viswanathan Anand
Chess
1992-93
Geet Sethi
Billiards
1993-94
Homi Motivala
Yachting (Team Event)
Garg Puushpendra Kumar
Yachting (Team Event)
1994-95
Karnam Malleswari
Weightlifting
1995-96
Nameirakpam Kunjarani
Weightlifting
1996-97
Leander Paes
Tennis
1997-98
Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket
1998-99
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Athletics
1999-2000
Dhanraj Pillay
Hockey
2000-01
Pullela Gopichand
Badminton
2001
Abhinav Bindra
Shooting
2002
K. M. Beenamol
Athletics
2002
Anjali Bhagwat
Shooting
2003
Anju Bobby George
Athletics
2004
Rajyavvardhan Singh Rathore
Shooting
2005
Pankaj Advani
Billiards & Snooker
2006
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Shooting
2007
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Cricket
2008
No Award
2009
Mary Kom
Boxing
Vijender Singh
Boxing
Sushil Kumar
Wrestling
2010
Saina Nehwal
Badminton
2011
Gagan Narang
Shooting
2012
Vijay Kumar
Shooting
2012
Yogeshwar Dutt
Wrestling
2013
Ronjan Sodhi
Shooting
2014
No Award
2015
Sania Mirza
Tennis
2016
P. V. Sindhu
Badminton
Dipa Karmakar
Gymnastics
Jitu Rai
Shooting
Sakshi Malik
Wrestling
2017
Devendra Jhajharia
Para Athlete
Sardar Singh
Hockey


Aug 29, 2016

[CA] National Sport Awards 2016

National Sports Awards 2016

The Union Government announced the National Sports Awards. Olympic Medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards.  Shooter Jitu Rai and Gymnast Dipa Karmakar have also got the top national sports award.
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Four sports person from different discipline of sports were chosen for the award and they are
     i.            P.V. Sindhu for Badminton
 ii.            Dipa Karmakar for Gymnastics
iii.            Jitu Rai for Shooting and
iv.            Sakshi Malik for Wrestling
The award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of 7.5 lakh rupees.
NOTE: Shuttler Sindhu created history by becoming the first female athlete from India to win silver in the Rio Olympics. On the other hand, Sakshi Malik who bagged a bronze in the 58kg female wrestling became the first Indian female wrestler and the fourth Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
Besides the medal winners, Dipa Karmakar also became the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics. She attained 4th position in Women's Vault Gymnastics event of Rio Olympics 2016 with an overall score of 15.066. Karmakar is one of only five women who have successfully landed the Produnova, the most difficult vault currently performed in women's gymnastics.
Dronacharya Awards
Six sports coaches was honoured with Dronacharya Awards and they are
     i.            Nagapuri Ramesh for Athletics
 ii.            Sagar Mal Dhayal for Boxing
iii.            Raj Kumar Sharma for Cricket
iv.            Bishweshwar Nandi for Gymnastics [Dipa Karmakar's coach]
  v.            S Pradeep Kumar for Swimming (Lifetime) and
vi.            Mahabir Singh for Wrestling (Lifetime)

The award is conferred on coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.
Dronacharya Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of five lakh rupees each.
Arjuna Awards
15 sports person from different discipline of sports were selected for the award and they are
     i.            Rajat Chauhan for Archery
 ii.            Lalita Babar for Athletics
iii.            Sourav Kothari for Billiards & Snooker
iv.            Shiva Thapa for Boxing
  v.            Ajinkya Rahane for Cricket
vi.            Subrata Paul for Football
vii.            Rani for Hockey
viii.            Raghunath VR for Hockey
ix.            Gurpreet Singh for Shooting
  x.            Apurvi Chandela for Shooting
xi.            Soumyajit Ghosh for Table Tennis
xii.            Vinesh for Wrestling
xiii.            Amit Kumar for Wrestling
xiv.            Sandeep Singh Mann for Para-Athletics and
xv.            Virender Singh for Wrestling (Deaf)

The award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years.
Arjuna Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of five lakh rupees each.
Dhyan Chand Award 2015
Three sports person were selected for the awards and they are
     i.            Athlete Satti Geetha
 ii.            Hockey player Sylvanus Dung Dung and
iii.            Rower Rajendra Pralhad Shelke.
The award is conferred for life time contribution to sports development.
Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of five lakh rupees each.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar
Seven organisations were selected for Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar, 2016 and they are
     i.            Reserve Bank of India (Employment to sportspersons and other welfare measures),
 ii.            India Infrastructure Finance Corporate Limited (Encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility), and
iii.            Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society (Sports for Development).
Four organisation who were chosen for the award for identification and nurturing of budding and young talent includes
     i.            Hockey Citizen Group
 ii.            Dadar Parsee Zorostrian cricket club
iii.            Usha School of Athletics and
iv.            STAIRS
The award 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.
Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given Trophies and certificates
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: Punjabi University, Patiala.
The trophy is given to the overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.
Award money of ten lakh rupees and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy will be given to Punjabi University, Patiala for overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.    

Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice SK Agarwal, Retired Delhi High Court Judge.
Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by MC Mary Kom.
Selection Committee for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was headed by Rajiv Yadav, Secretary (Sports).

Aug 30, 2015

[GK/Awards] Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners - Complete List

RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD


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 immediately preceding the year during which award is to be given. 

Year
Winner
Sport Discipline
1991-92
Viswanathan Anand
Chess
1992-93
Geet Sethi
Billiards
1993-94
Not Conferred
1994-95
Cdr. Homi D. Motivala
Yatching (team event)
Lt. Cdr. P. L. Garg
1995-96
Karnam Malleswari
Weightlifting
1996-97
Kunjarani
Weightlifting
Leander Paes
Tennis
1997-98
Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket
1998-99
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Athletics
1999-2000
Dhanraj Pillay
Hockey
2000-01
Pullela Gopichand
Badminton
2001-02
Abhinav Bindra
Shooting
2002-03
Anjali Bhagwat
Shooting
K M Beenamol
Athletics
2004-05
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Shooting
2005-06
Pankaj Advani
Billiards & Snooker
2006-07
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Shooting
2007-08
M S Dhoni
Cricket

2008-09
Mary Kom
Boxing
Vijender Singh
Boxing
Sushil Kumar
Wrestling
2009-10
Saina Nehwal
Badminton
2010-11
Gagan Narang
Shooting
2011-12
Vijay Kumar
Shooting
Yogeshwar Dutt
Wrestling
2012-13
Ronjan Sodhi
Shooting
2013-14
Not Conferred
2014-15
Sania Mirza
Tennis


Sania Mirza becomes the second Tennis Player to be conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (after Leander Paes in 996-97) Sania Mirza is the ninth women player to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Women players who won Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:-
1) Karnam Malleswari
2) N Kunjarani
3) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
4) Anjali Bhagwat
5) K M Beenamol
6) Anju Bobby George
7) Mary Kom
8) Saina Nehwal

9) Sania Mirza

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