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The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, [1] is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona , often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India . [ 2 ]
As of 2020, three sportspersons in athletics have been awarded the highest sporting award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.The first recipient was Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, a former middle distance runner who won a gold medal in 800 metres at the 1995 Asian Athletics Championships, a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 1998 Asian Athletics Championships, and a gold medal in both the 800 metres and 1500 ...
This page categorises winners of the Dronacharya Award, an award given by the Government of India. It is awarded to recognize outstanding achievement by Indian coaches in sports, nationally and internationally.
The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award .
The four awards presented in hockey are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [ 1 ] First presented in the year 1961, a total of ninety individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in hockey for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with ...
In 2013, he received Dronacharya Award, India's highest award for sports coaching. [11] He is the first-ever physical education teacher-cum-coach to win the Dronacharya. [4] [7] Thomas's autobiography, Empowerment of Nation Through Sports, was launched in an event titled Guruvandanam, celebrating his 75th birthday, in May 2018. [12]
In 2007 Govt. of India gave prestigious Dronacharya award for his great achievements in para-sport. He also became the first and only Dronacharya awardee for para-sports. [citation needed] In 2010 Hero Honda honored him for his achievements. In 2010 Asian Para Games his trainee Jagseer Singh won a historical gold medal. It was the only gold ...
Othayothu Madhavan Nambiar (16 February 1932 [1] – 19 August 2021) [2] was an Indian athletics coach who was awarded Dronacharya award in 1985 and Padma Shri in 2021. [3] [4] He coached the well known Indian athlete P. T. Usha.