Dutee Chand To Be Conferred With Arjuna Award
Athlete Dutee Chand will be honoured with the Arjuna award. She is among the 27 sportspersons to get the honour. Dutee was among three Odia sportspersons who were recommended for the award.
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Odisha Athletes Dutee, Birendra Lakra & Deep Grace Recommended For Arjuna Awards
In some good news, three athletes from Odisha have been recommended for the prestigious Arjuna award. The athletes are sprinter Dutee Chand and hockey players Birendra Lakra and Deep Grace Ekka.
Dutee, the current national record holder…
Kohli, Chanu conferred Khel Ratna; Neeraj, Hima get Arjuna award
ONI Bureau: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country's highest sporting honour -- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- by President Ram Nath Kovind at the annual…
Shikhar Dhawan, Smriti Mandhana nominated for Arjuna Award
India men's and women's team openers Shikhar Dhawan and Smriti Mandhana have been nominated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the prestigious Arjuna Award, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhury said on Wednesday.…
Cricketers Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane receive Arjuna Award
The Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Vijay Goel on Friday conferred Arjuna Awards on cricketers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in New Delhi.
Rohit Sharma was conferred Arjuna Award for the year 2015 and Ajinkya Rahane…
Deepa Malik becomes first Indian Woman to win Medal at Paralympics
Deepa Malik has created history by winning silver medal in Women's Shot put at Rio Paralympics 2016 on Monday.
It is the first Medal by an Indian Woman in Paralympics games. It is India's 3rd medal in the ongoing games at Rio.
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President Mukherjee confers National Sports Awards today
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday gave away the national sports awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of National Sports Day. Rio Olympics Silver Medalist PV Sindhu, Bronze medalist Sakshi Malik, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and Shooter…