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PRACTICAL–4 EXPLANATION & LIST OF CURRENT NATIONAL AWARDEES (, & AWARD) NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS trainee/trainees has/have excelled. He should also have good achievements during the three Sports awards are given to the players for their years previous to the year of award. outstanding performance in their field of sports. (A) Individual Events These awards are presented on the National (1) A coach is eligible for the Dronacharya Award Sports Day of . The gave who produces a sportsperson: these awards in a specially organised function at (a) who wins any medal i.e. gold/ silver/ Rashtrapati Bhawan on September 25, 2018. bronze in the Olympic Games, World C h a m p i o n s h i p s , W o r l d C u p 1. DRONACHARYA AWARD Tournaments for Olympic disciplines; or The Dronacharya award was instituted in 1985. (b) who wins any medal i.e. gold/silver/ This award was introduced to highlight coaches bronze in the World cup or World for their commendable work in C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n n o n - O l y m p i c the field of coaching and training disciplines; or sports persons. The awardee gets (c) who creates a world record which is ` 5.00 lakhs in cash, a plaque, a ratified by the concerned international scroll of honour, a blazer and a sports federation; or tie for successfully training a sportsman who has outstanding performance at the International Competitions. Objectives: Dronacharya award has its main objective to raise prestige of coaches in sports and games. It gives public recognition and honour to coaches who have done outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabled sports persons to excel at international level. It also motivates coaches to dedicate themselves (d) who wins two gold medals in whether in towards training that can bring highest Asian Games or the Commonwealth performance at international level. Games; or Eligibilities: The award is open to coaches who (e) who wins three gold medals in Asian have trained an individual or a team for atleast Championships or Commonwealth two years prior to the competition in which his championships. 91 PRACTICAL–4 (National Awardees) XI

(2) A National Coach who brings up a contingent The Arjuna award consists of statuette, a scroll of of sports persons which gives in individual honour, ceremonia dress and a cash award of events a performance better than that compared ` 5 . 0 0 l a k h s w h i c h i s to the previous best as judged by the tally of presented to the winners at a medals (gold and total) won whether in the f u n c t i o n o r g a n i s e d i s Olympic Games, World Championships, presented to the winners at a Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth function organised by Govt. Championships, Asian Games and Asian of India. Championships. Eligibility (B) Team Events The government considers A coach shall be eligible if he/she is responsible the sports persons for Arjuna for training team which win : Award falling under the (a) Any medal : gold/silver/bronze in the categories given below. Olympic Games, World Cup or World (a) Olympic games/Asian games/ Championships in Olympic or non- C o m m o n w e a l t h g a m e s / Wo r l d Olympic disciplines, provided that the championship disciplines and performance is better or equal to the cricket. best performance achieved earlier; or (b) Indigenous games. (b) 2 gold medals : one in Asian Games (c) Sports for physically challenged. and another in Asian Championships Nominations held earlier or later; or The nominations for the Arjuna award is invited (c) 2 gold medals : one in Asian Games by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on a and another in Commonwealth Games held earlier or later. The applications for the award are invited by National Institute of Sports, Sports Authority of India, National Sports Federations and Indian Olympic Association every year by 31st January. A committee set by Government scrutinise the claims of eligible candidates. 2. ARJUNA AWARD Arjuna award was introduced in 1961. This Neeraj Chopra (Athletics) award is given to a sports person who has not prescribed proforma from all recognized National only performed consistently for the previous Sports Federations recognized by the Govt. of three years at international level with excellence India, Indian Olympic Association and State/UT but also has shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline. governments in early month of each year. Last However any sports person tested positive for date for the receipt of nominations is fixed the use of drugs banned by the International accordingly. The nominations can be sent for one Olympic Committee in any laboratory accredited or upto three names in particular disciplines/ by International Olympic Committee will not be sports for that particular year. eligible for Arjuna Award. PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRACTICAL RECORD BOOK 92

Selection Procedure Objectives The award is decided by a selection committee (i) The prime objective of Rajiv Khel Ratna constituted by the Govt. of India. The selection award is to give social status and committee is constituted every year by the Govt. greater dignity to a sportsman in the The committee comprises of following members: society. (i) Sports person of eminence : Chairperson. (ii) It motivates sports persons to give their (ii) Olympian of eminence from different highest performance in sports at disciplines 5 members. international level. (iii) A r j u n a a w a r d e e s f r o m d i f f e r e n t (iii) This award intends to develop sports culture throughout the nation. disciplines – 4 members. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winner gets (iv) Sports Administrators ` 7.50 Lakhs which is exempted from income (v) Director/Deputy Secretary (sports) tax. If it is awarded to more than one member of Ministry of youth Affairs a team then the cash award is reduced to fifty and Sports Govt. of India : thousand each. In addition to the cash prize a Member/Secretary scroll of honour and one plaque are awarded. General Rules The awardees are called to Delhi and are given a (i) Annually not more than tie and blazer. TA/DA is also paid for coming to 15 awards could be given Delhi. in any calendar year. The award is given to sports person who has (ii) No award will be made for excelled in Olympic games, Asian games and second time to the same person. Commonwealth Games. The proposal can be (iii) The award may be given posthumously if sent on prescribed proforma by Member of such an occasion arises. parliament, Member of legislative assembly, 3. RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD Sports Authority of India or National Sports This award is highest sports award in the Federations. The decision is taken by a country. Two sports persons for Rajiv Gandhi committee duly constituted by Ministry of Youth Khel Ratna Award 2018 have the honour of Affairs and Sports. receiving it. The recipients are Cricket : Virat The objectives of the award are motivation and Kohli, World champion weightlifter : Mirabai social recognition of a sports person. The award Chanu, at Rashtrapati Bhawan on September is given yearly. 25,2018 in New Delhi, India. 93 PRACTICAL–4 (National Awardees) XI

LIST OF CURRENT NATIONAL AWARDEES

DRONACHARYA AWARDEES (2016)(2018) BOXING WEIGHTLIFTING TABLE TENNIS

C A Kuttappa Vijay Sharma A Srinivasa Rao

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS HOCKEY

Sukhdev Singh Pannu VR Beedu Clarence Lobo

CRICKET JUDO

Tarak Sinha Jiwan Kumar Sharma PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRACTICAL RECORD BOOK 94

ARJUNA AWARDEES (2018)

TABLE TENNIS TABLE TENNIS TENNIS

Manika Batra G Sathiyan Rohan Bopanna WRESTLING WUSHU PARA-ATHLETICS

Sumit Pooja Kadian Ankur Dhama

PARA-BADMINTION CRICKET GOLF

Manoj Sarkar Smriti Mandhana Shubhankar Sharma

HOCKEY HOCKEY POLO

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ATHLETICS ATHLETICS ATHLETICS

Neeraj Chopra Jinson Johnson Hima Das BADMINTON BOXING SHOOTING

N Sikki Reddy Satish Kumar Rahi Sarnobat SHOOTING SHOOTING

Ankur Mittal Shreyasi Singh RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARDEES (2018) WEIGHTLIFTER CRICKET

Mirabai Chanu Virat Kohli