Three-time Paralympic medal-winning javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, and ex-world champion boxer L Sarita Devi have been named within the choice committee for this yr’s National Sports Awards.
Retired Supreme Court choose Justice Mukundakum Sharma has been picked because the chairperson of the committee, which additionally contains adorned former shooter Anjali Bhagwat and former ladies’s cricket workforce captain Anjum Chopra, the sports activities ministry acknowledged in a round.
Jhajharia gained a silver medal on the latest Tokyo Games, including to the 2 gold medals he had gained within the 2004 and 2016 editions.
The committee will probably be assembly within the subsequent few days to determine the winners. This yr’s awards have been delayed after the federal government determined to attend for India’s efficiency at each the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The nation notched up historic ends in each the occasions with an unprecedented seven medals within the Olympics being adopted by a document haul of 19, together with 5 gold, on the Paralympics. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the most important star of the Olympics with a gold, which was India’s first athletics medal on the Games and the primary prime end in 13 years.
The highest honour is the Khel Ratna award, which was rechristened from Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna this yr, adopted by the Arjuna award. The Khel Ratna carries a prize cash of Rs 25 lakh, whereas the Arjuna comes with a prize cash of Rs 15 lakh.
For coaches, the Dronacharya award is there. The annual honours additionally embrace the Lifetime Achievement award, the Rahstriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) trophy for the yr 2021.
The choice committee additionally contains hockey coach Baldev Singh, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan, and senior journalists Vijay Lokapally and Vikrant Gupta.
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