Dhyan Chand Award

Dhyan Chand Award

Dhyan Chand Award is India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games, given by the Government of India.[1] The award is named after the legendary Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. The award was initiated in 2002.[1] The award carries a cash prize of INR 5 lakh (500,000 rupees), a statuette,ceremonial dress and a scroll of honour. In August 2011, 3 individuals were award the Dhyan Chand: Shabbir Ali (Football), Sushil Kohli (Swimming), and Rajkumar (Wrestling).[2]

Complete list of awardees

S.No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Name Aparna Ghosh Ashok Diwan Shahuraj Birajdar Charles Cornelius Dharm Singh Maan Om Prakash Ram Kumar Smita Yadav Hardyal Singh Labh Singh Mehendale Parshuram Manoj Kothari Maruti Mane Rajinder Singh Awarded 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 Sports/Games Basketball Hockey Boxing Hockey Hockey Volleyball Basketball Rowing Hockey Athletics Athletics Billiards and Snooker Wrestling Hockey Wrestling Hockey Athletics Wrestling Kabaddi Hockey Wrestling Athletics Hockey Athletics Wrestling Athletics Weightlifting Wrestling

Harishchandra Birajdar 2006 Nandy Singh Uday Prabhu Rajendra Singh Shamsher Singh Varinder Singh Gian Singh Hakam Singh Mukhbain Singh Ishar Singh Deol Satbir Singh Dahya Satish Pillai Anita Chanu Kuldeep Singh 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010

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29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Shabbir Ali Sushil Kohli Rajkumar Jagraj Singh Mann Gundeep Kumar Vinod Kumar Sukhbir Singh Tokas 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 Football Swimming Wrestling Athletics Hockey Wrestling Para-Sports

Abhishek Panchal,Lakshmikant

References
[1] Dhyan Chand Award pare (http:/ / yas. nic. in/ index2. asp?linkid=11& slid=225& sublinkid=133& langid=1) from the website of India's Minister for Youth & Sport; retrieved 2011-08-23. [2] Gagan Narang confirmed for Khel Ratna award (http:/ / www. ndtv. com/ article/ sports/ gagan-narang-confirmed-for-khel-ratna-award-177233), published by the Press Trust of India on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-23.

Not more than three Dhyan Chand Awards are given in a particular year. However considering that 2012 is the year of Olympic Games, the Ministry has decided to increase the number of Dhyan Chand Awards from 3 to 4 for the current year. Dhyan Chand Awards 2012:Jagraj Singh Mann (athletics),Gundeep Kumar (hockey), Vinod Kumar (wrestling) and Sukhbir Singh Tokas (para-sports).

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