WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2013 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Taj visits stadia, inspects Ace shooter Sodhi picked for renovation works Khel Ratna, Kohli for Arjuna Excelsior Sports Correspondent the State Government has embarked on an ambitious pro- NEW DELHI, Aug 13: Games. captain Saba Anjum, paddler SRINAGAR, Aug 13: gramme of strengthening sports Once his name is ratified by Mouma Das, wrestler Neha Rathi Minister for Medical Education, infrastructure in the State and in Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the the the Sports Ministry, the 33- and shooter Rajkumari Rathore Youth Services & Sports, Taj this regard a beginning has been first Indian to win two back-to- year-old, who was conferred the recommended for the award. Mohi-ud-Din today visited Bakshi made with the foundation laying back World Cup gold medals, was Arjuna award in 2009, will Not to forget archer Stadium to inspect the renovation of Rs. 18 crore sports complex at today recommended for the presti- become the seventh shooter to be Chekrovolu Swuro, who was part works being carried out there. He Baramulla last month. He said gious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, honoured with the Khel Ratna. of the silver medal-winning team Winners of various events of inter-school creative writing and debate competition posing for a visited various pavilions and visi- while star cricketer Virat Kohli Interestingly, it is for the third in the 2011 World Cup. group photograph alongwith dignitaries on Tuesday. was among the 14 sportspersons consecutive year that a Khel Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna picked for the Arjuna award by the award has gone to a shooter. award: Ronjan Sodhi. selection committee here. Gagan Narang had been presented The Arjuna awardees: Virat Inter-school creative writing, Rising badminton player P V the award in 2011, followed by Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Sindhu, who became the first Vijay Kumar last year. Swuro (Archery), Renjith Indian woman shuttler to clinch a Vijay, a London Olympics sil- Maheshwary (Athletics), P V bronze medal at the recent World ver medallist, was the joint winner Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita debate competition held Championships, was also in the along with wrestler Yogeshwar Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah list of 14 sportspersons picked for Dutt, who won a bronze at the (Snooker), Gaganjeet Bhullar Excelsior Correspondent Students from various schools Ahead'. the Arjuna award, sources said. participated in this competition, All the participants put in same event. (Golf), Saba Anjum (Hockey), MENDHAR, Aug 13: Inter- Apart from Sindhu, triple- This year's Arjuna awardees Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting), which was organized under two tremendous hard work to show- jumper Renjith Maheshwary, who school creative writing and debate categories of junior and senior. case their hidden talent. list features just one boxer, World Joshna Chinappa (Squash), competition was organized at won a bronze medal at the 2010 Championship bronze medallist Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha While in creative writing com- In the creative writing compe- Commonwealth Games with a Government Degree College, here petition, the topic for junior cate- tition, Bhavya Sharma was Kavita Chahal. Rathi (Wrestling), Dharmendra today. national record, and rising golfer The list includes quite a few Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar gory was 'Futility and Violence' adjudged first, while Rubia Gaganjeet Bhullar were among the The competition for the school and for senior category, it was Kosher stood second in senior Minister for Sports, Taj Mohi-ud-Din during his visit to stadia women with veteran squash player Saroha (Parasports). (PTI) children of Mendhar Tehsil was in Srinagar on Tuesday. sportspersons picked for the Joshna Chinappa, former hockey 'Futility of Terrorism'. group and in junior group, Arjuna award this year by the organised by Rashtriya Rifles Meanwhile, in debate competi- Maryum-un-Nisha was adjudged Battalion, under the aegis of tors galleries and inspected the already the Government has selection committee headed by bil- tion, the topic for junior category first, while Afsha Khan claimed upgraded seating equipment liards legend Michael Ferreira. ICC suspends 7 in Counter Insurgency Force was 'Should Electricity be the second spot. decided to construct sports com- (Romeo), with the cooperation of installed there. plex at every block and sports Sodhi, who had a disastrous Subsidised' and in debate senior In debate competition, Sohail The Minister also visited the outing at the London Olympics Deputy Chief Education Officer, category, the topic was Ahmad was adjudged first and field in every panchayat halqa. Poonch. Sher-i-Kashmir Indoor Stadium Mr. Taj said Astroturf is being last year, is a former world number BPL fixing scandal 'Development of Poonch: Way Anjum Hussain Shah second in and reviewed the ongoing renova- one. He was a double trap gold- the junior category, while in senior laid at TRC grounds and DHAKA, Aug 13: and BCB emphasised the impor- tion works there. He directed cre- Azadgunj, Baramulla where medallist at last year's Asian All eyes on Dhawan as India A category, Ali Jawad was adjudged ating more space at the stadium so Games besides being a silver- tance of recognising that all those first and Nadeem Hussain second. matches of national standard Cracking down on corruption charged remain innocent until that more and more indoor games would be played. medallist at the Commonwealth in the Bangladesh Premier League, The organizers believed that would be played at a time at the proved guilty. (PTI) the ICC today provisionally sus- take on Aussies in final such types of events help in devel- stadium. pended seven unnamed individuals PRETORIA, Aug 13: Dhawan, with 348 runs from three oping essential skill of public Mr Taj directed utilization of for match-fixing-related offences Purnima deserving games (one game rested), leads the speaking and writing skills and space for landscaping and creating India win 6 medals in while two others were charged for A confident India A, boosted by tally, skipper Pujara has come back also go a long way to boost confi- local aesthetic ambience within candidate for failing to report "corrupt approach- Shikhar Dhawan's brilliant double to form with a half-century and a dence of children to face audience the sporting area of the stadium. es" that were made to them. century, will take on their consistent century in successive games. comfortably. Moreover, such He also directed creating more Asian Jr Wushu C'ship Dronacharya: JAA Australian counterparts in what events will go a long way in foster- Refusing to divulge the names While Rohit Sharma has been a facilities for players at the stadi- NEW DELHI, Aug 13: event were Neha Kashyap JAMSHEDPUR, Aug 13: promises to be a high-scoring tri- picture of consistency with a hat- ing a healthy relationship between um. of the nine individuals, the ICC (48kg), Kiwlani Brhma (56kg) Jharkhand Archery series final on an absolute feath- trick of 50s, Ambati Rayudu and the youth of Jammu and Kashmir Later, in an informal chat with India returned with a rich said disciplinary proceedings have erbed at the L C de Villiers Stadium and the Indian Army. and Naveen Jatin (80kg). been instituted against them and Association (JAA) today lauded Suresh Raina have also chipped in mediapersons, the Minister said haul of six medals from the sev- In Taolu Chanquan individ- here tomorrow. with useful contributions. enth Asian Junior Wushu their identities would be revealed the decision to recommended India have lost both their round ual category, Jyoti Kumari won only after the conclusion of the coach Purnima Mahato for the For India, the worrying factor Rohit is a captaincy Championship that concluded in a bronze while T Arita Devi won robin league matches against the will be how their inexperienced Manila, Philippines today. entire process. prestigious Dronacharya award Australians by close margins but another bronze in the Nanquan "The International Cricket and said she was a deserving bowling attack performs against India bagged one silver and Taolu event. Cheteshwar Pujara and Co will some of the quality batsmen in the material, feels Virat Kohli five bronze medals in the cham- Council and the Bangladesh candidate because of her success hope that 'Law of Averages' catches Upon their arrival here, the Cricket Board today announced with the Indian women's team at opposition ranks. Shaun Marsh, pionship where 22 countries par- team met Sports Authority of up with the opposition side. with two centuries, and Glenn LUCKNOW, Aug 13: about taking responsibility and that following a comprehensive the international arena. ticipated at Makati Collesium, India Director General, Jiji India A will certainly go into the Maxwell, with a couple of blistering he is enjoys every bit of it. investigation carried out by the Long-serving coach Mahato, He is the likely successor from August 6 to 13. Thomson at the SAI complex. match with a lot of confidence after knocks against the Indian team, are "I got a chance of being a ICC's Anti-Corruption and along with four others, was rec- when Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahipal Singh (75kg) won Thomson assured the players yesterday's 'Dhawan Mayhem' potential game-changers that the captain in recently concluded Security Unit, nine individuals decides to relinquish national the silever after losing in final and officials about all kind of ommended for the Dronacharya against the Proteas but Australia, Indians will be wary of. Zimbabwe series. I like to be a against Iran. The bronze medal have been charged with various award this year. captaincy but India vice-cap- support from SAI. (PTI) who have been the best side in the Even skipper Aaron Finch and captain and take responsibili- winners for India in the Sanshou offences that are alleged to have "There is no doubt that tain Virat Kohli also named tournament, will certainly chalk out Nic Maddinson have the ability to ty," Kohli, who was here to been committed under the BCB's Purnima, a former Asian Grand Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma some elaborate plans to stop the turn the game on its head on their attend a programme of TVS Anti-Corruption Code during the prix gold medallist, deserved the as a captaincy material.