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National
Sports
awards
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On August
19, 2008 GoI
formally
announced
the names of
the Rajiv
Gandhi Khel
Ratna ( for
MS Dhoni -
Cricket) and
Arjuna Award
winners for
2007, Dhyan
Chand
awardees for
2008 and the
Dronacharya
Award
winners for
2007.
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The
selection
committee
for the Khel
Ratna,
Arjuna and
Dhyan Chand
awards was
headed by
Milkha
Singh.
Mission
IAS’2009
List of
awardees
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Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna
Award (2007)
o
Mahendra
Singh Dhoni
(Cricket)
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Arjuna
Awards
(2007)
o
Chitra K.
Soman
(Athletics)
o
Anup Sridhar
(Badminton)
o
Johnson
Varghese
(Boxing)
o
Harika
Dronavalli
(Chess)
o
Arjun Atwal
(Golf)
o
Prabhjot
Singh
(Hockey)
o
Tombi Devi
(Judo)
o
Bajranglal
Takhar
(Rowing)
o
Avneet Sidhu
(Shooting)
o
Alka Tomar
(Wrestling)
o
Farman Basha
(Powerlifting
- Disabled
category)
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Dhyan Chand
Awards
(2008)
o
Hakam Singh
(Athletics)
o
Mukhbain
Singh
(Hockey)
o
Gian Singh
(Wrestling).
o
Dronacharya
Awards
(2007)
o
Sanjeev
Kumar Singh
(Archery)
o
Jagdish
Singh
(Boxing)
o
G.E.
Sridharan
(Volleyball)
o
Jagminder
Singh
(Wrestling).
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On August
19, 2008
Union
Ministry for
Youth
Affairs and
Sports
announced a
massive hike
in the cash
incentives
for Olympic
medal
winners.
Abhinav
Bindra to
get Rs 50
lakh for his
gold,
instead of
Rs 30 lakh
announced
earlier,
while the
silver
medallist
will get Rs
30 lakh (old
incentive Rs
18 lakh) and
the bronze
medallist Rs
20 lakh
(instead of
Rs 12 lakh).
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