TNPSC - National Sport Award - 2016 Recipients

TNPSC - National Sport Award - 2016 Recipients

• National Sports Awards 
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 
• Dronacharya Award, 
• Arjuna Award, 
• Dhyan Chand Award, 
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar. 

2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 

• PV Sindhu (Badminton), 
• Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), 
• Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics)
• Jitu Rai (Shooting). 

2016 Dronacharya Award: In this award given coaches for producing medal winners at International Sports.

• Nagapuri Ramesh (Athletics)
• Sagar Mal Dhayal (Boxing)
• Raj Kumar Sharma (Cricket)
• Bishweshwar Nandi (Gymnastics)
• S. Pradeep Kumar (Swimming) and 
• Mahabir Singh (Wrestling)

2016 Arjuna Award

• Rajat Chauhan (Archery)
• Lalita Babar (Athletics)
• Sourav Kothari (Billiards & Snooker)
• Shiva Thapa (Boxing)
• Ajinkya Rahane (Cricket)
• Subrata Paul (Football)
• Rani (Hockey)
• Raghunath V.R. (Hockey)
• Gurpreet Singh (Shooting)
• Apurvi Chandela (Shooting)
• Soumyajit Ghosh (Table Tennis)
• Vinesh (Wrestling)
• Amit Kumar (Wrestling)
• Sandeep Singh Mann (Para-Athletics) 
• Virender Singh (Wrestling). 

2016 Dhyan Chand Award:  In this is award given to  sportspersons for life time contribution to Sports Development. 

• Satti Geetha (Athletics)
• Sylvanus Dung Dung (Hockey)
• Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (Rowing)

2015-16 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA): In this is award given to top performing university in Inter - University Tournaments. 

• Punjabi University, Patiala.