National Sports and Adventure Awards 2015

National Sports and Adventure Awards 2015

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize & reward excellence in sports. Apart from a Medal and a Citation, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee received a cash prize of Rs. 7.5 Lakh. Dronacharya, Arjuna and Dhyanchand Awardees received Statuettes, Citations and Cash prize of Rs. 5 Lakh each. Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar were given Trophies. President of India conferred the following National Sports & Adventure Awards at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

1.      Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Highest sports award in India instituted in 1991-92 is given for the most spectacular and outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years immediately preceding the year during which the award is to be given. The awardees are given a medal, ceremonial dress, certificate and award money of Rs. 7.5 lakh.

2.      Dronacharya Awards: The award instituted in 1985 is given to eminent Coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international competitions.

3.      Arjuna Awards: The award instituted in 1961 is given to sportspersons for consistently outstanding performance for four years preceding the year of award and for qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.

4.      Dhyanchand Award: The award instituted in 2002 is given for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career.

5.      Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards: The awards are the highest national recognition for outstanding achievement in the field of adventure activities.

6.      Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy: The award instituted in 1956-57 is given to top overall performing university in Inter-University Tournaments.

7.      Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar: The award is given to recognize contribution made to sports development by entities other than sportspersons and coaches.

President of India conferred on 29 August, 2015 the following National Sports & Adventure Awards at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

  (i) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2015

Ms. Sania Mirza (Tennis) was conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015.

 (ii) Dronacharya Awards 2015

Following coaches were conferred with Dronacharya Awards for the year 2015.

S.No	NAME OF THE COACH	DISCIPLINE
1	Shri Naval Singh	Athletics-Para-sports
2	Shri Anoop Singh	Wrestling
3	Shri Harbans Singh	Athletics- Lifetime
4	Shri Swatantar Raj Singh	Boxing- Lifetime
5	Shri Nihar Ameen	Swimming-Lifetime

(iii) Arjuna Awards 2015

Following sportspersons were conferred with Arjuna Awards for the year 2015:

S. No.	Name	Discipline
1	Naib Subedar Sandeep Kumar	Archery
2	Ms. M.R. Poovamma*	Athletics
3	Shri Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar	Badminton
4	Shri Mandeep Jangra*	Boxing
5	Shri Rohit Sharma*	Cricket
6	Ms. Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastic
7	Shri Sreejesh P.R.	Hockey
8	Shri Manjeet Chhillar	Kabaddi
9	Ms. Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre	Kabaddi
10	Shri Sawarn Singh**	Rowing
11	Shri Anup Kumar Yama	Roller Skating
12	Shri Jitu Rai	Shooting
13	Shri S. Sathish Kumar	Weightlifting
14	Shri Bajrang	Wrestling
15	Ms. Babita Kumari*	Wrestling
16	Ms. Yumnam Sanathoi Devi	Wushu
17	Shri Sharath M. Gayakwad	Para-Swimming

*. M.R. Poovamma,  Mandeep Jangra,  Rohit Sharma, and Babita Kumari could not attend the Award Ceremony as presently they are participating in international tournaments abroad.

 ** Shri Swaran Singh could not attend the Award Ceremony as he is admitted in hospital for treatment of an injury.

They will be given Awards later by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports.

 (iv) Dhyan Chand Award 2015

Following persons were conferred with Dhyan Chand Awards for the year 2015:

S. No.	NAME OF THE SPORTSPERSON	DISCIPLINE
1	Mr. Romeo James	Hockey
2	Mr. Shiv Prakash Mishra	Tennis
3	Mr. T.P.P. Nair	Volleyball

(v) Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2014

Following persons were conferred with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2014.

S. No.	Name	Category
1.	Ms. Arunima Sinha	Land Adventure
2.	Shri Jot Singh	Land Adventure
3.	Wg. Cdr. Paramvir Singh	Water Adventure
4.	Lt. Col. (Retd.) Satyendra Verma	Air Adventure
5.	Col. (Retd.) Satish Chander Sharma	Life Time Achievement

 (vi) Maulana Abul Kalma Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2014-15

 Punjabi University, Patiala was conferred with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the year 2014-15.

 (vii) Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar, 2015

Following entities were conferred with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskarar for the year 2015.

Sl. No.	Category	Entity
1.	Identification and nurturing of budding /young talent	Directorate General of Military Training
2.	Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Coal India Limited
3.	Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures	Haryana Police
4.	Sports for Development	Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2013-14

The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2014 is given to the institutions for their all spherical performance in Inter-University Tournaments. The winner receives a replica of the Trophy and a money award of ten lakh rupees which is used utilized for development of games and sports.

President Pranab Mukherjeel presents the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for 2013-14 to representatives of Punjabi University, Patiala, during the National Sports and Adventure Awards function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on August 29, 2014.

The recipient of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2014 was:

Institution                               Year

Punjabi University, Patiala       2013-14