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President presents National Sports Awards

      President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Sports Awards at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday. The awards recognize and reward excellence in sports. The following were the recipients of the Awards:- A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - 2012: 1.Vijay Kumar (Shooting). 2.Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling). B. Arjuna Awards 2012: 1. Deepika Kumari (Archery). 2. Laishram Bombayla Devi (Archery). 3. Sudha Singh (Athletics). 4. Kavita Ramdas Raut (Athletics). 5. Ashwani Ponnappa (Badminton). 6. Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton). 7. Aditya S. Mehta (Billiards & Snooker). 8. Vikas Krishan (Boxing). 9. Yuvraj Singh (Cricket). 10. Sardar Singh (Hockey). 11. Yashpal Solanki (Judo). 12. Anup Kumar (Kabaddi). 13. Samir Suhag (Polo). 14. Annu Raj Singh (Shooting). 15. Omkar Singh (Shooting). 16. Joydeep Karmakar (Shooting). 17. Deepika Pallikal (Squash). 18. Sandeep Sejwal (Swimming). 19. Ng. Sonia Chanu (Weightlifting). 20. Narsingh Yadav (Wrestling). 21. Rajinder Kumar (Wrestling). 22. Geeta Phogat (Wrestling). 23. M. Bimoljit Singh (Wushu). 24. Deepa Mallick (Athletics - Paralympics). 25. Ramkaran Singh (Athletics - Paralympics). A: Dronacharya Awards for 2012: 1. Virender Poonia (Athletics). 2.Sunil Dabas (Kabaddi-Women). 3. Yashvir Singh (Wrestling). 4. Harendra Singh (Hockey). 5. Dr. Satyapal Singh ( Para Sports-Athletics). 6. J.S. Bhatia (Athletics). 7. Bhawani Mukherjee (Table Tennis). 8. B.I. Fernandez, Cuban Boxing Coach (Boxing for Life Time Achievement). B: Dhyan Chand Awards: 1. Jagraj Singh Mann (Athletics). 2. Gundeep Kumar (Hockey). 3. Vinod Kumar (Wrestling). 4. Sukhbir Singh Tokas (Para-Sports). D: Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2011 1. Col Anand Swarup., SM (Land Adventure). 2. Subedar Rajendra Singh Jalal (Land Adventure). 3. Bhakti Sharma (Water Adventure). 4. Mandip Singh Soin (Life Time Achievement). E: Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2012: Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar, 2012 1. Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) 2. Financial Support for Sports Excellence Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) 3. Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) 4. Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures. Air India Sports Promotion Board The loudest applause was reserved for the outstanding Arjuna Award winning para-sports persons, Deepa Malik and Ramkaran Singh. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken was among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

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