♥ SPORTS AWARDS 2016 ♥

Awards:

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2016:

(1) PV Sindhu (badminton),
(2) Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics),
(3) Jitu Rai (shooting)
(4) Sakshi Malik (wrestling).

Dronacharya Awards 2016:

(1) Nagapuri Ramesh (athletics),
(2) Sagar Mal Dhayal (boxing),
(3) Raj Kumar Sharma (cricket),
(4) Bishweshwar Nandi (gymnastics),
(5) S Pradeep Kumar (swimming, lifetime) (6) Mahabir Singh (wrestling, lifetime).

Arjuna Awards 2016:

(1) Rajat Chauhan (archery),
(2) Lalita Babar (athletics),
(3) Sourav Kothari (billiards and snooker), (4) Shiva Thapa (boxing),
(5) Ajinkya Rahane (cricket),
(6) Subrata Paul (football),
(7) Rani (hockey),
(8) VR Raghunath (hockey),
(9) Gurpreet Singh (shooting),
(10) Apurvi Chandela (shooting),
(11) Soumyajit Ghosh (table tennis),
(12) Vinesh (wrestling),
(13) Amit Kumar (wrestling),
(14) Sandeep Singh Mann (para-athletics),
(15) Virender Singh (wrestling, deaf).

Dhyan Chand Award:

(1) Satti Geetha (athletics),
(2) Sylvanus Dung Dung (hockey),
(3) Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (rowing).

Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar 2016: Category Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2016:

(1) Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent: Hockey Citizen Group, Dadar Parsee Zorostrian cricket club, Usha School of Athletics, STAIRS.

(2) Encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility: India Infrastructure Finance Corporate Limited.

(3) Employment to sportspersons and other welfare measures: Reserve Bank of India.

(4)  Sports for Development: Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2015-16: Punjabi University, Patiala.