New Delhi: Hockey star Manpreet Singh, who led India’s men team to the Commonwealth Gold Coast Games held recently, is among the three hockey players to be recommended for this edition’s Arjuna Award. The other two are Dharamvir Singh and women’s team goalkeeper Savita.
“They have proven their worth with significant performances that has elevated the Indian team to new heights. They have donned the India colours with pride and have given it their all to help the team win several accolades within the country and internationally. We at Hockey India are proud of their achievements and are happy to recommend their names for the National awards,” said Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India.
Here is the list of recommendations –
Dhyan Chand
Bobby Aloysis (Athletics), Kuldeep Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Jata Shankar (Athletics), Sunil Gavaskar (Cricket), T.P. Ouseph (Athletics)
Khel Ratna
Virat Kohli (Cricket), Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
Arjuna Award
Manpreet Singh (Hockey), Dharamvir Singh (Hockey), Savita (Hockey), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Harmeet Desai (Table Tennis), Shikhar Dhawan (Cricket), Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), Neeraj Chopra (Athletics), Annu Rani (Athletics), Seema Antil (Athletics), Gaurav Gill (Motor Sports), N Sikki Reddy (Badminton), Shahzar Rizvi (Shooting), Shreyasi Singh (Shooting), Pooja Ghatkar (Shooting), Ankur Mittal (Shooting), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting), Sanjita Chanu (Weightlifting), Venkat Rahul Ragala (Weightlifting), Ritu Phogat (Wrestling), Jyoti (Wrestling), Pawan Kumar (Wrestling), Vinod Omprakash (Wrestling), Sumit (Wrestling), Gaurav Bidhuri (Boxing), Sonia Lather (Boxing), Rohan Bopanna (Tennis), Yuki Bhambri (Tennis), Jeje Lalpekhlua (Football), Gurpreet Singh (Football)
Dronacharya Award
Coach BS Chauhan (Hockey), P.T. Usha (Athletics), Sanjay Garnaik (Athletics), G Sudhakar Reddy (Badminton),Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Bhaskar Bhatt (Boxing), Sandhya Gurung (Boxing)
(Photo Courtesy – WION)
