Punjab University clinches MAKA trophy- President confers National Sports Awards 2019

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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:

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2019 to Ms. Deepa Malik for Para Athletics, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2019.
S.No.Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Ms. Deepa MalikPara Athletics

Following sportspersons were conferred with Dronacharya Awards for the year 2019:

Regular Category

S.No.Name of the CoachDiscipline
1.Sh. Vimal KumarBadminton
2.Sh. Sandeep GuptaTable tennis
President confers National Sports Awards 2019 and National Adventure Awards 2018

Life-Time Category

S.No.Name of the CoachDiscipline
1.Sh. Merzban PatelHockey
2.Sh. Rambir Singh KhokharKabaddi
3.Sh. Sanjay BhardwajCricket
President confers National Sports Awards 2019 and National Adventure Awards 2018

Following sportspersons were conferred with Arjuna Awards for the year 2019:

S.No.Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Sh. S. BhaskaranBody Building
2.Ms. Sonia LatherBoxing
3.Sh. Chinglensana Singh KangujamHockey
4.Sh. Ajay ThakurKabaddi
5.Sh. Gaurav Singh GillMotor Sports
6.Sh. PramodBhagatPara Sports (Badminton)
7.Sh. HarmeetRajul DesaiTable Tennis
8.Ms. Pooja DhandaWrestling
9.Sh. Fouaad MirzaEquestrian
10.Sh. Gurpreet Singh SandhuFootball
11.Ms. Poonam YadavCricket
12.Ms. Swapna BarmanAthletics
13.Sh. Bhamidipati Sai PraneethBadminton
14.Sh. Simran Singh ShergillPolo
President confers National Sports Awards 2019 and National Adventure Awards 2018

Following sportspersons were conferred with Dhyan Chand Awards for the year 2019.

S.No.NameDiscipline
Sh. Manuel FredricksHockey
Sh. Arup BasakTable Tennis
Sh. Manoj KumarWrestling
Sh. NittenKirrtaneTennis
Sh. C. LalremsangaArchery
President confers National Sports Awards 2019 and National Adventure Awards 2018

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards, 2018 were conferred on the following:

Sl. No.NameCategory
1.Ms. Aparna KumarLand Adventure
2.Late Shri Dipankar Ghosh (Award received by his family member)Land Adventure
3.Shri Manikandan K.Land Adventure
4.Shri Prabhat Raju KoliWater Adventure
5.Shri RameshwerJangraAir Adventure
6.Shri Wangchuk SherpaLife Time Achievement

Following entities were conferred with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2019.

S. No.CategoryEntity recommended for Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuruskar, 2019
1.Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent’
  1. GaganNarang Sports Promotion Foundation
  2. GoSports Foundation
2.Sports for Development

 

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The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2019 to Panjab University, Chandigarh, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2019.

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.