Three-time Paralympic medalist javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad and former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi have been named within the choice committee for this 12 months’s National Sports Awards.
The Sports Ministry stated in a round that Justice Mukundkum Sharma, a retired Supreme Court choose, has been elected because the chairman of the committee, which additionally consists of former shooter Anjali Bhagwat and former ladies’s cricket crew captain Anjum Chopra.
Jhajharia lately received a silver medal on the Tokyo Games, including to the 2 gold medals he received within the 2004 and 2016 editions.
The committee will meet within the subsequent few days to resolve the winners. This 12 months’s awards had been delayed as the federal government determined to attend for India’s efficiency in each the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The nation achieved historic ends in each occasions with an unprecedented seven medals on the Olympics, adopted by a report 19, together with 5 golds on the Paralympics. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the largest star of the Olympics with gold, India’s first athletics medal on the Games and the primary prime spot in 13 years.
The highest honor is the Khel Ratna Award, which was modified from Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna this 12 months, adopted by the Arjuna Award. The Khel Ratna carries a prize cash of Rs 25 lakh, whereas Arjun is given a prize cash of Rs 15 lakh.
There is a Dronacharya award for coaches. The annual honors additionally embody Lifetime Achievement Award, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for the 12 months 2021.
The choice committee additionally consists of hockey coach Baldev Singh, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandeep Pradhan and senior journalists Vijay Lokpally and Vikrant Gupta.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
