National Sports Awards perform delayed to incorporate Tokyo Paralympics athletes

The National Sports Awards perform, which is held on August 29 yearly, has been pushed again because the authorities needs the choice panel to contemplate the performances of the para athletes competing within the Tokyo Paralympics.
The Paralympics can be held between August 24 and September 5.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur mentioned the choice panel for choosing the award winners has been fashioned however they would like to attend for some extra time earlier than going forward with the choice course of.
“National sports award committee has been formed for this year but Paralympics are yet to be held so we want to add winners from paralympic also. I hope and wish they will perform really well,” Thakur mentioned throughout the National Youth Awards perform.
The awards — the Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and the Dhyan Chand Award — are given away every year by the nation’s president on August 29, the National Sports Day which can be the start anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
“Like last time, this year’s award ceremony could also be held virtually,” a ministry supply advised PTI.
The strategy of nominations for the nationwide honours ended on July 5 after two extensions. The candidates had been allowed to self-nominate on-line in view of the pandemic however nationwide federations have additionally despatched their preferences.
The Indian contingent produced its greatest ever efficiency on the just lately concluded Tokyo Games the place nation’s athletes gained seven medals, together with a gold, two silver and 4 bronze medals.
India is sending its biggest-ever contingent of 54 para-athletes to Tokyo. At the final Paralympics, the Indian athletes returned with a haul of 4 medals, together with two gold, a silver and a bronze.
The Khel Ratna, the nation’s highest sporting honour, was just lately renamed after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
The award was earlier named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The prize cash for the sports activities awards was elevated considerably final yr.
The Khel Ratna Award now comes with a reward of Rs 25 lakh, a lot greater than the earlier quantity of Rs 7.5 lakh.The money reward for Arjuna award has been enhanced to Rs 15 lakh from Rs 5 lakh, the Dronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who had been earlier given Rs 5 lakh, at the moment are being given Rs 15 lakh.
Dronacharya (Regular) get Rs 10 lakh as a substitute of Rs 5 lakh per awardee, whereas Dhyanchand Awardees are being given Rs 10 lakh as a substitute of Rs 5 lakh.