Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2005, Arjuna awards 2005, Dhyan Chand awards, 2006 and Dronacharya awards for the year 2005 Announced
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award comprising cash award of Rs.5.00 lakhs,
a scroll of honour and a medal, is given to one sportsperson in recognition
of his/her spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports. Arjuna Awards comprising a cash award of Rs.3.00
lakhs, a statute and a scroll of honour are given to not more than 15 sportspersons
in recognition of outstanding achievements at international level and for
showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and sense of discipline. Dhyanchand
Awards for life-time achievement in sports and games comprising a cash award
of Rs.3.00 lakhs, plaque and a scroll of honour are given to not more than
3 sportspersons in a particular year in recognition of their contribution
to sports by their performance and continued contribution even after retirement
from active sports career. Dronacharya
Awards comprising cash award of Rs.3.00 lakhs, a plaque and a scroll of honour
are given to not more than 5 coaches for outstanding and meritorious work
on a consistent basis to enable sportspersons to excel in international events.
The Selection Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri
Raj Singh Dungarpur to decide the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2005, Arjuna
Awards – 2005 and Dhyanchand Awards - 2006, met on 17th August,
2006 in Delhi and considered all the nominations received from the agencies
authorized under the provisions of the respective schemes.
On the basis of the detailed deliberations on each case, the Committee
arrived at a consensus to decide the awardees as follows: -
I.
Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award, 2005 :
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Sl.No.
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Name of the sportsperson
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Discipline
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1.
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Shri Pankaj Advani
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Billiards & Snooker
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II.
Dhyan Chand
Awards, 2006 :
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Sl. No.
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Name of the sportsperson
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Discipline
|
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1.
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Shri Uday K. Prabhu
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Athletics
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2.
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Commander Nandy Singh
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Hockey
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3.
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Shri Harish Chandra M. Birajdar
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Wrestling
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III.
Arjuna Awards,
2005 :
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Sl.No.
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Name of the sportsperson
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Discipline
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1.
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Shri Tarundeep Rai
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Archery
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2.
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Ms. Dola Banerjee
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Archery
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3.
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Ms. Manjit Kaur
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Athletics
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4.
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Ms. Aparna Popat
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Badminton
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5.
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Ms. Anuja Prakash Thakur
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Billiards & Snooker
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6.
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Shri Akhil Kumar
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Boxing
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7.
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Shri Surya Shekhar Ganguly
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Chess
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8.
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Ms. Anju Jain
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Cricket
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9.
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Shri Viren Rasquinha
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Hockey
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10.
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Shri Ramesh Kumar
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Kabaddi
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11.
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Shri Gagan Narang
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Shooting
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12.
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Ms. Shikha Tandon
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Swimming
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13.
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Shri Soumyadeep Roy
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Table Tennis
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14.
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Shri Sushil Kumar
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Wrestling
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15.
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Shri Rajinder Singh Rahelu
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Physically Handicapped
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The
Selection Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Brig. K.P. Singh Deo
to decide the Dronacharya Awards for the year 2005, met on 14th August, 2006 in Delhi and considered all the
nominations received from the agencies authorized under the provision of the
scheme. On the basis of the detailed
deliberations on each case, the Committee arrived at a consensusto decide the
awardees as follows: -
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Sl.No.
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Name of the sportsperson
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Discipline
|
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1.
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Hony. Captain M. Venu
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Boxing
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2.
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Shri Balwan Singh
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Kabaddi
|
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3.
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Shri Maha Singh Rao
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Wrestling
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4.
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Shri Ismail Baig
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Rowing
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The awardees
will be facilitated at the hands of His Excellency, the President of India
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on 29th
August, 2006 at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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