AUGUST 29 WINNERS ON NATIONAL SPORTS DAY

                                       

Khel Ratna awards

An unprecedented five India athletes were conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2020 .  The award winners Cricketer Rohit Sharma, Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Para-athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu, Women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal and paddler Manika Batra were connected virtually to President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from nine designated centres i.e Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Pune, Sonepat, Hyderabad, Bhopal.       

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy

Punjab University has been awarded the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy.

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award!

Col. Sarfraz Singh, Taka Tamut, Late Maagan Bissa, Asnita Devi, Keval Hiren Kakka and Satendra Singh being awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.

Dhyan Chand award

Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Trupti Murgunde (Badminton), N. Usha (Boxing), Ajit Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi), J. Ranjith Kumar (Para Athletics), Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Badminton), Manjeet Singh (Rowing), Late Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming), Nandan P Bal (Tennis), Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling), Lakha Singh (Boxing), Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football), Jincy Philips (Athletics), Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton)

Arjuna award

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has been awarded the Arjuna Award. Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (Football), Aditi Ashok (Golf), Akashdeep Singh (Hockey), Deepika (Hockey), Deepak (Kabaddi), Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho), Divya Kakran (Wrestling), Rahul Aware (Wrestling), Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming), Sandeep Para (Athletics) Manish Narwal (Para Shooting) also conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award.

India shooter Manu Bhaker is being conferred with the Arjuna Award. The other prominent athletes to get the Arjuna Award currently is Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing), Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting), Divij Sharan (Tennis), Madhurika Suhas Patkar (Table Tennis).

The Arjuna Award is being presented after the Dronacharya in life time category. The first ones to be conferred with it are Dutee Chand (Athletics), Atanu Das (Archery), Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton), Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Subedar Manish Kaushik (Boxing) Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Deepti Sharma (Cricket).

Dronacharya award

Dronacharya Award in Lifetime category has been awarded to Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushotham Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (Tennis), Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling).

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

INSPIRING QUOTE OF A MOTHER

MARY KOM – BOXING

“If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don't give up.

 A passion, a dream, a vision, a champion all in one sportsman is proud to be an active participant in National Sports Day.  India reminds us of many sporting legends.  Some of them are remembered by their nicknames  - P.T. Usha is known as Udanpari , Sachin Tendulkar is known as Master Blaster and our superhero Major Dhyan Chand is know as Hockey Wizard.   Winners never quit.  They have emerged victorious, won laurels, become great leaders with strong team spirit and became role models to the young generation.  

National Sports Day as also called Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated in honour of birthday of Indian patriot Major Dhyan Chand , three time Olympiad gold medal winner who was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad.  Also the National Stadium of Delhi was renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Stadium Delhi.  On this day President of India gives out the sports awards like Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Arjuna Award and of course Major Dhyan Chand Singh Award.

A sound mind is more important for a sound body.  The introduction of Mobile and Computers have hooked the younger generation to the screens who tend to forget the enjoyment and fun of sports.  Instead of getting isolated and inviting negative thoughts to make a nest in your mind , it is better you promote sports to improve your health and life, love sports to remain physically fit and balance sports along with your studies which is an impressive way even to learn life lessons.  Sports can be a best theraphy to get rid of all long term illness like Obesity, Diabetes, Stroke, High Cholostrol, High Blood Pressure, Joint pains and many more .  Sports help to make body more flexible and responsive .In fact, it can bring endless number of benefits in your personal as well as professional life.  

Healthy and happy people make proper life decisions and advise very wise solutions as and when required as they are confident and self motivated.  They have seen success and failure.  If they have failed they have made it a point to bounce back and have the patience to listen to their inner voice which says they have a delay in success.  They have not given up and this is because they are more disciplined, have responsibility, self confidence , team spirit and the skill to sacrifice.  They learn a lot from their experience and become the best coaches.  

The upcoming generation must involve maximum time in sport and the crucial thing is that they should get enough support from their parents to participate in any sport of their choice.  To have a sense of friendliness, to give body the shape and make it strong and active  a person must indulge in Sports at an early age.