NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2018 (INDIA)

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2018

• National  Sports  Awards  are  given  every  year  to  recognize  and  reward  excellence  in  sports by the Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports, Government  of  India.
• Rajiv  Gandhi Khel  Ratna  Award  is  given  for  the  spectacular  and  most  outstanding  performance  in the  field  of  sports by  a  sportsperson  over  a  period  of  four  year. It is India's most prestigious sports honour. The winners get a medal, citation and a prize money of Rs. 7.5 lakh.
• Arjuna  Award  is  given  for  consistency  outstanding performance  for  four  years,  
• Dronacharya  Award  is for  coaches  for  producing  medal  winners  at  prestigious International sports events. 
• Dhyan Chand Award is for life time contribution to sports development. 
• Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.
• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar  is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
• Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
• Nominations received are  considered  by  the Selection  Committees  consisting  of  former  Olympian,  Arjuna  Awardees,  Dronacharya  Awardees,  Dhyan Chand  Awardees,  Sport  Journalists/  Experts/  Commentators  and  sports  administrators. 
• Selection Committee  for  Rajiv  Gandhi  Khel  Ratna  Award 2018 and  Arjuna  Awards 2018  was  headed  by  Justice (Ms.) Indermeet Kaur Kochhar (Former Judge of High Court of Delhi High Court). 
• Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards 2018 and Dhyan Chand Awards 2018 was headed by Justice Mr. Mukul Mudgal (Former Chief Justice, High Court of Punjab & Haryana High Court).
• Selection Committee for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was headed by Shri Rahul Bhatnagar, Secretary (Sports). 
• Selection Committee for MAKA Trophy was headed by Shri Ashok Kumar, former Olympian. 
• Based  on  the  recommendations  of the  Committee  and  after  due  scrutiny, the Government  has  decided  to confer awards upon the following sportspersons /coaches/organisations :

RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA 2018:
Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu	Weightlifting
Shri Virat Kohli	Cricket
DRONACHARYA AWARDS 2018:
Name of the Coach	Discipline
Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa	Boxing
Shri Vijay Sharma	Weightlifting
Shri A. Srinivasa Rao	Table Tennis
Shri Sukhdev Singh Pannu	Athletics
Shri Clarence Lobo	Hockey (Life Time)
Shri Tarak Sinha	Cricket (Life Time)
Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma	Judo (Life Time)
Shri V.R. Beedu	Athletics (Life Time)
ARJUNA AWARDS 2018:
Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Shri Neeraj Chopra	Athletics
Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson	Athletics
Ms. Hima Das	Athletics
Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy	Badminton
Subedar Satish Kumar	Boxing
Ms. Smriti Mandhana	Cricket
Shri Shubhankar Sharma	Golf
Shri Manpreet Singh	Hockey
Ms. Savita	Hockey
Col. Ravi Rathore	Polo
Ms. Rahi Sarnobat	Shooting
Shri Ankur Mittal	Shooting
Ms. Shreyasi Singh	Shooting
Ms. Manika Batra	Table Tennis
Shri G. Sathiyan	Table Tennis
Shri Rohan Bopanna	Tennis
Shri Sumit	Wrestling
Ms. Pooja Kadian	Wushu
Shri Ankur Dhama	Para-Athletics
Shri Manoj Sarkar	Para-Badminton
DHYAN CHAND AWARD 2018:
Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Shri Satyadev Prasad	Archery
Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri	Hockey
Ms. Bobby Aloysius	Athletics
Shri Chougale Dadu Dattatray	Wrestling
RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR 2018:
Category	Name of the entity
Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent	Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	JSW Sports
Sports for Development	Isha Outreach
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY 2017-18:
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred National Sports Awards 2018 in New Delhi on September 25, 2018
Watch the Ceremony on Youtube (Rajya Sabha TV).
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