KOZHIKODE: OM Nambiar , one of the best sports coaches of all time in the country has passed away. He was the coach of PT Usha, and made a name for himself in Indian athletics. OM Nambiar, India’s first Dronacharya Award winner, was honored by the country with the Padma Award this year.
Who received the Dronacharya Award?
| Dronacharya award | First winner Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat Om Prakash Bhardwaj O. M. Nambiar |
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Which malayali got Dronacharya award in 2019?
KOZHIKODE: OM Nambiar , one of the best sports coaches of all time in the country has passed away. He was the coach of PT Usha, and made a name for himself in Indian athletics. OM Nambiar, India’s first Dronacharya Award winner, was honored by the country with the Padma Award this year.
Who got the first Dronacharya Award in India?
OP Bhardwaj , first Dronacharya award winner in boxing and India’s national coach for 21 years, dies.
Who was the first female Dronacharya Award?
Sunil Dabas is a coach of national female Kabbadi team of India. Over the years, she has coached her team to win seven international gold medals, including the 2010 Asian Games and the World Cup-2012. She was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2012, and Padma Shri in 2014 by Government of India.
Who got Arjuna award in 2020?
Ms Divya Kakran won Arjun Award 2020 for Wrestling and Shri Rahul Aware won the same award in the men category.
What is the prize money given in Arjuna award?
The recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured for their “good performance in the field of sports over a period of four years” at international level and for having shown “qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.” As of 2020, the award comprises “a ...
Who got Eklavya award 2020?
| Recipient Year Awarded | Mamatha Poojari 2012 (Kabaddi) | KL Rahul 2020 (Cricket) | Mayank Agarwal 2020 (Cricket) | Ishika Chaudhary 2020 (junior Hockey) |
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Who is the first foreign coach to receive Dronacharya Award?
Who is Blas Iglesias Fernandez ? A Cuban by nationality, Fernandez is an accomplished boxing coach and was awarded the Dronacharya award in the year 2012.
Who won Dronacharya Award in 2012?
| Sportsperson Sport Year | Sunil Dabas Kabaddi (Women) 2012 | Yashvir Singh Wrestling 2012 | Harendra Singh Hockey 2012 | Satyapal Singh Para Sports(Athletics) 2012 |
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Who got the first Arjuna Award?
| SPORTS AWARDS | 1st recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Viswanathan Anand | 1st woman recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Karnam Malleshwari | 1st recipient of Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award Aparna Ghosh | 1st cricket player to be awarded the Arjuna Award Salim Durrani |
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Who gives Arjuna Award?
The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of Rs 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.
Who is the first woman win Arjun award?
An accomplished cricketer, a star hockey player, and a national-level handball champion, that’s Shanti Mallick for you. And of course, the first female footballer in India to have been awarded the Arjuna award.
What is the criteria of Dronacharya Award?
This award is for coaches whose Teams or players have shown outstanding performance in international/national competitions . The following capabilities are necessary for the eligibility of this award:-1. The player who has won gold silver or bronze medal at Olympic or world cup championship.
Who won the recent Arjuna Award?
AITA nominates Ankita Raina, Prajnesh Gunneswaran for Arjuna Award; Balram Singh, Enrico Piperno picked for Dhyan Chand Award. Raina was nominated for the ‘Arjuna’ last year also but Asian Games gold medallist Divij Sharan succeeded in bagging the award.
Who is the latest Arjuna Award winner?
| Year Recipient Sport | 2020 Divij Sharan Lawn Tennis | 2020 Deepti Sharma Cricket | 2020 Ishant Sharma Cricket | 2020 Chirag Shetty Badminton |
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