List of Dronacharya, Dhyan Chand and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Awardees 2015

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The Sports Ministry today approved names for Dronacharya Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for year the 2015. Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names which were officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Award this year.

Romeo James (hockey), Shiv Prakash Mishra (tennis) and TPP Nair’s (volleyball) were among the few winners of the Dhyan Chand Award.

For Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar, Directorate General of Military Training was selected in ‘identification and nurturing of budding/young talent’ category, while Coal India Limited has been nominated in ‘encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility’ category. Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad has been in ‘sports for development’ category.

Here is the complete list of awardees

Dronacharya Awards 2015 Winners List

S. No	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1	Naval Singh	Athletics – Para – sports
2	Anoop Singh	Wrestling
3	Harbans Singh	Athletics – Lifetime
4	Swatantar Raj Singh	Boxing – Lifetime
5	Nihar Ameen	Swimming - Lifetime

Dhyan Chand Award 2015 Winners List

S. No	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1	Romeo James	Hockey
2	Shiv Prakash Mishra	Tennis
3	T P P Nair	Volleyball

 

Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar Awardees List 2015

S. No	Category	Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Purashkar, 2015
1	Identification and nurturing of budding / young talent	Directorate General of Military Training
2	Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Coal India Ltd
3	Employment of Sportspersons and Sports welfare measures	Haryana Police
4	Sports for Development	Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad

Note : These awards are to be given away by President Pranab Mukherjee on National Sports day (29th August 2015).

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