NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS -2018 (Download PDF)
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National Sports Awards for 2018 is announced by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. Awardees will receive their awards from President at special event at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi. Awards include Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Dronacharya Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
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- Cricket captain Virat Kohli & world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will jointly be conferred w/Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2018, India’s highest sporting honour.
- Ministry received large number of nominations for these awards. Nominations were consisting of former Olympian, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, Sport Journalists, Experts & sports administrators.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for most outstanding performance in field of sports by sportsperson over 4 years.
It includes cash prize of Rs. 7.5 lakh.
Selection Committee head: Justice Indermeet Kaur Kochhar
Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting |
Shri Virat Kohli | Cricket |
Dronacharya Awards 2018
Dronacharya Award is given for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events.
It includes cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
Selection Committee head: Justice Mukul Mudgal
Name of the Coach | Discipline |
Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa | Boxing |
Shri Vijay Sharma | Weightlifting |
Shri A. Srinivasa Rao | Table Tennis |
Shri Sukhdev Singh Pannu | Athletics |
Shri Clarence Lobo | Hockey (Life Time) |
Shri Tarak Sinha | Cricket (Life Time) |
Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma | Judo (Life Time) |
Shri V. R. Beedu | Athletics (Life Time) |
Arjuna Awards 2018
Arjuna Award is given for sports persons w/consistent outstanding performance for 4 years.
Selection Committee head: Justice Indermeet Kaur Kochhar
Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
Shri Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson | Athletics |
Ms. Hima Das | Athletics |
Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy | Badminton |
Subedar Satish Kumar | Boxing |
Ms. Smriti Mandhana | Cricket |
Shri Shubhankar Sharma | Golf |
Shri Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
Ms. Savita | Hockey |
Col. Ravi Rathore | Polo |
Ms. Rahi Sarnobat | Shooting |
Shri Ankur Mittal | Shooting |
Ms. Shreyasi Singh | Shooting |
Ms. Manika Batra | Table Tennis |
Shri G. Sathiyan | Table Tennis |
Shri Rohan Bopanna | Tennis |
Shri Sumit | Wrestling |
Ms. Pooja Kadian | Wushu |
Shri Ankur Dhama | Para-Athletics |
Shri Manoj Sarkar | Para-Badminton |
Dhyan Chand Award 2018
Dhyan Chand Award is given for life time contribution to sports development.
Award is named after Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player.
It includes cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
Selection Committee head: Justice Mukul Mudgal
Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
Shri Satyadev Prasad | Archery |
Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri | Hockey |
Ms. Bobby Aloysius | Athletics |
Shri Chougale Dadu Dattatray | Wrestling |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given to corporate entities (both in pvt. & public sector) & individuals who have contributed to sports promotion & development.
Selection committee head: Rahul Bhatnagar
Category | Name of the entity |
Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited |
Encouragement to Sports thru Corporate Social Responsibility | JSW Sports |
Sports for Development | Isha Outreach |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017 - 18:
Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
It includes cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh.
Selection Committee head: Ashok Kumar
Recipient of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017 - 18: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
- Published/Last Modified on: October 30, 2018
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