Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Dronacharya And Other National Sports Awards 2016

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years; Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years; Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events, Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016

Name of awardee	Discipline
P. V. Sindhu	Badminton
Sakshi Malik	Wrestling
Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastics
Jitu Rai	Shooting

Dronacharya Award 2016

Name of awardee	Discipline
Nagapuri Ramesh	Athletics
Sagar Mal Dhayal	Boxing
Raj Kumar Sharma	Cricket
Bishweshwar Nandi	Gymnastics
S. Pradeep Kumar	Swimming (lifetime)
Mahabir Singh	Wrestling (lifetime)

Arjuna Award 2016

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

Dhyan Chand Award 2015

Name of Awardee	Discipline
Satti Geetha	Athletics
Sylvanus Dung Dung	Hockey
Rajendra Pralhad Shelke	Rowing

Career Scope in Print Media

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65th National Film Awards for 2017

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What is the Indo US Civilian Nuclear Deal?

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Genetically Modified Food or Crops

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