Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Dhyan Chand Award



Dhyan Chand Awards

Not more than three Dhyan Chand Awards are given in a particular
year. However considering that 2012 is the year of Paralympic Games, the Ministry
has decided to increase the number of Dhyan Chand Awards from 3 to 4 for the
current year. Dhyan Chand Awards 2012:Jagraj Singh Mann (athletics), Gundeep
Kumar (hockey), Vinod Kumar (wrestling) and Sukhbir Singh Tokas (para-sports).


Dhyan Chand Award is India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games, given by the Government of India.[1] The award is named after the legendary Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. The award was initiated in 2002.[1] The award carries a cash prize of INR 5 lakh (500,000 rupees), a statuette,ceremonial dress and a scroll of honour.
In August 2011, 3 individuals were award the Dhyan Chand: Shabbir Ali (Football), Sushil Kohli (Swimming), and Rajkumar (Wrestling).[2]

[edit]Complete list of awardees

S.NoNameAwardedSports/Games
1.Aparna Ghosh2002Basketball
2.Ashok Diwan2002Hockey
3.Shahuraj Birajdar2002Boxing
4.Charles Cornelius2003Hockey
5.Dharm Singh Maan2003Hockey
6.Om Prakash2003Volleyball
7.Ram Kumar2003Basketball
8.Smita Yadav2003Rowing
9.Hardyal Singh2004Hockey
10.Labh Singh2004Athletics
11.Mehendale Parshuram2004Athletics
12.Manoj Kothari2005Billiards and Snooker
13.Maruti Mane2005Wrestling
14.Rajinder Singh2005Hockey
15.Harishchandra Birajdar2006Wrestling
16.Nandy Singh2006Hockey
17.Uday Prabhu2006Athletics
18.Rajendra Singh2007Wrestling
19.Shamsher Singh2007Kabaddi
20.Varinder Singh2007Hockey
21.Gian Singh2008Wrestling
22.Hakam Singh2008Athletics
23.Mukhbain Singh2008Hockey
24.Ishar Singh Deol2009Athletics
25.Satbir Singh Dahya2009Wrestling
26.Satish Pillai2010Athletics
27.Anita Chanu2010Weightlifting
28.Kuldeep Singh2010Wrestling
29.Shabbir Ali2011Football
30.Sushil Kohli2011Swimming
31.Rajkumar2011Wrestling
32.Jagraj Singh Mann2012Athletics
33.Gundeep Kumar2012Hockey
34.Vinod Kumar2012Wrestling
35.Sukhbir Singh Tokas2012Para-Sports


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