Punjab University clinches MAKA trophy- President confers National Sports Awards 2019
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The President of India Ram NathKovind conferred National Sports Awards 2019 and National Adventure Awards, 2018 in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan here today. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports KirenRijiju was among the dignitaries present on the occasion.
Following sportspersons were conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2019:
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1. | Ms. Deepa Malik | Para Athletics |
Following sportspersons were conferred with Dronacharya Awards for the year 2019:
Regular Category
| S.No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1. | Sh. Vimal Kumar | Badminton |
| 2. | Sh. Sandeep Gupta | Table tennis |
Life-Time Category
| S.No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1. | Sh. Merzban Patel | Hockey |
| 2. | Sh. Rambir Singh Khokhar | Kabaddi |
| 3. | Sh. Sanjay Bhardwaj | Cricket |
Following sportspersons were conferred with Arjuna Awards for the year 2019:
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1. | Sh. S. Bhaskaran | Body Building |
| 2. | Ms. Sonia Lather | Boxing |
| 3. | Sh. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam | Hockey |
| 4. | Sh. Ajay Thakur | Kabaddi |
| 5. | Sh. Gaurav Singh Gill | Motor Sports |
| 6. | Sh. PramodBhagat | Para Sports (Badminton) |
| 7. | Sh. HarmeetRajul Desai | Table Tennis |
| 8. | Ms. Pooja Dhanda | Wrestling |
| 9. | Sh. Fouaad Mirza | Equestrian |
| 10. | Sh. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | Football |
| 11. | Ms. Poonam Yadav | Cricket |
| 12. | Ms. Swapna Barman | Athletics |
| 13. | Sh. Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth | Badminton |
| 14. | Sh. Simran Singh Shergill | Polo |
Following sportspersons were conferred with Dhyan Chand Awards for the year 2019.
| S.No. | Name | Discipline |
| Sh. Manuel Fredricks | Hockey | |
| Sh. Arup Basak | Table Tennis | |
| Sh. Manoj Kumar | Wrestling | |
| Sh. NittenKirrtane | Tennis | |
| Sh. C. Lalremsanga | Archery |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards, 2018 were conferred on the following:
| Sl. No. | Name | Category |
| 1. | Ms. Aparna Kumar | Land Adventure |
| 2. | Late Shri Dipankar Ghosh (Award received by his family member) | Land Adventure |
| 3. | Shri Manikandan K. | Land Adventure |
| 4. | Shri Prabhat Raju Koli | Water Adventure |
| 5. | Shri RameshwerJangra | Air Adventure |
| 6. | Shri Wangchuk Sherpa | Life Time Achievement |
Following entities were conferred with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2019.
| S. No. | Category | Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuruskar, 2019 |
| 1. | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent’ |
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| 2. | Sports for Development
| Rayalaseema Development Trust |
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY, 2019 has been conferred on Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees have received a cash prize of Rs. 7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees received statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each. A trophy and citation has been given to the entity in the Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuruskar, 2019.Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awardees have received a statuette, certificates and cash award of Rs. 5 lakh each. Punjab University which is overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments has been given MAKA Trophy, award money of Rs. 15 lakh and certificate.
