President gives away Arjuna Awards and Dronacharya Awards
In a glittering ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan today, President, Shri A.P.J. Abul Kalam gave away sports and adventure awards for 2004.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred upon Lt. Col. Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore for his outstanding performance and achievements in Shooting. He was presented a Citation and Rs. 5 lakhs.
Shri Arvind Savur (Billiards), Ms. Sunita Sharma (Cricket) and Shri Cyrus Poncha (Squash) were conferred Dronacharya Award in recognition of their meritorious achievements in the field of coaching. This Award carries an amount of Rs.3 lakh, a Memento and a Citation.
Ms. J.J. Shobha (Athletics), Shri Anil Kumar (Athletics), Shri Abhinn S. Gupta (Badminton), Shri Jyoti Randhawa (Golf), Shri Deep Ahlawat (Equestrian), Shri Deepak Thakur (Hockey), Ms. Innocent Helen Mary (Hockey), Ms. Angom Anita Chanu (Judo), Shri Sundar Singh (Kabaddi), Shri J. Krishnan (Rowing), Ms. Deepali Deshpande (Shooting), Shri Achanta S. Kamal (Table Tennis), Ms. Sania Mirza (Tennis), Shri Anuj Kumar (Wrestling), and Shri Devendra (Athletics-Paralympics) were conferred Arjuna Award in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the field of Sports for the year 2004. The Award carries an amount of Rs. 3 lakhs and a Citation.
The President also gave away Dhyan Chand Award to Shri Manoj Kumar Kothari (Billiards & Snooker), Shri Rajinder Singh (Jr.) (Hockey) and Shri Maruti Dnyanu Mane Patil (Wrestling) to honour these sportspersons for their contribution to sports by their performance and efforts to promote the sports even after retirement from their active career.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy was awarded to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for the best and all-round performance in sports activities during the year of award. The University received a Trophy and Cash Award of Rs.2 lakhs for acquiring sports equipments.
The President also conferred Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards to recognize the contribution and performance of the awardees in the field of adventure sports. Shri Harish Kapadia and Shri Mohan Singh Gunjyal were given Life Time Achievement Award. Nb. Sub.Amar Prakash and Shri Nadre Sherpa were awarded for Land Adventure. Shri Mayur J. Mehta got the Award for Water Adventure while Wg. Cdr. Jayashankar was awarded for his performance in Air Adventure.
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