Bleed-Blue Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Virat Kohli, the dashing Indian cricketer, has been given the Arjuna Award in recognition of his contribution to sport, by the Government of India. The Indian Cricket Board had nominated Kohli's name to the Sports Ministry in April this year. Along with Kohli, rising badminton player PV Sindhu who created history by winning a bronze medal in the recently concluded world badminton championships, has also bagged the award. The highest sporting honour in the country, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, has been given to ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi. The national sports awards will be held in New Delhi on August 29. The winners will receive a statuette, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh. List of the Arjuna awardees: Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics), PV Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Snooker), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting), Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dharmendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar Saroha (Parasports).
adityac3688 Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 :yay: But what are the nominees for the Arjuna Award?
Deleted_User_1 Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 A bit too early IMO.....fecker has not delivered enough yet....
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