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Jhajharia, Sardar to be conferred with Khel Ratna; full list of Arjuna, Dronacharya awardees

Sports Ministry on Tuesday has decided to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to two-time Paralympic gold-medallist Devendra Jhajharia and veteran hockey star Sardar Singh.

Jhajharia, Sardar to be conferred with Khel Ratna; full list of Arjuna, Dronacharya awardees

New Delhi, Aug 22: The Sports Ministry on Tuesday (August 22) has decided to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to two-time Paralympic gold-medallist Devendra Jhajharia and veteran hockey star Sardar Singh.

Based on the recommendations made by the Selection Committee comprising former Olympians, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, the government has made the announcement.

The ministry also conferred the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to the development of sports to Bhupender Singh (Athletics), Syed Shahid Hakim (Football) and Sumarai Tete (Hockey).

The Dronacharya Award will be awarded to Late Dr. R. Gandhi (athletics), Heera Nand Kataria (Kabaddi), G.S.S.V. Prasad (Badminton) (lifetime), Brij Bhushan Mohanty (Boxing) (lifetime), P.A. Raphel (Hockey) (lifetime), Sanjoy Chakraverthy (Shooting) (lifetime) and Roshan Lal (Wrestling) (lifetime).

India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara, India women's cricket team all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur, Paralympic medallists Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati, and golfer SSP Chawrasia are among 17 players who will be bestowed the Arjuna award this year.

List of Arjuna Award winners:

1. V.J. Surekha (Archery)

2. Khushbir Kaur (Athletics)

3. Arokia Rajiv (Athletics)

4. Prasanthi Singh (Basketball)

5. Laishram Debendro Singh (Boxing)

6. Cheteshwar Pujara (Cricket)

7. Harmanpreet Kaur (Cricket)

8. Oinam Bembem Devi (Football)

9. S.S.P. Chawrasia (Golf)

10. S.V. Sunil (Hockey)

11. Jasvir Singh (Kabaddi)

12. P. N. Prakash (Shooting)

13. A. Amalraj (Table Tennis)

14. Saketh Myneni (Tennis)

15. SatyawartKadian (Wrestling)

16. Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para-Athlete)

17. Varun Singh Bhati (Para-Athlete)

The Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice C.K. Thakkar (former Judge Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal and Bombay).

Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by Pullela Gopichand.

The awardees will receive their awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at a specially organised function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29.

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs. 7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.

(With inputs from agencies)

Story first published: Tuesday, August 22, 2017, 18:18 [IST]
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