New Delhi: Ace Indian shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore who won silver medal at the ,2004, Athens Olympic Games has been selected as the chairman of the 15 member committee that will decide this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee and Arjuna Award winners.
Former hockey captain Aslam Sher Khan will be heading the committee to decide the Dronacharya Award whereas secretary sports will be the chair the committee which will select the Dhyanchand Award winner.
Apart from several current and former sportspersons, the committees also have representatives from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Sports Ministry.
Here at the different committees:
Committee for Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award
Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore ( Shooting) Chairperson, Shri Rajesh Kumar (Wrestling) Member, Ms. Ashwini Nachappa (Athletics) Member, Ms. Aparna Popat ( Badminton) Member, Shri Akhil Kumar (Boxing) Member, Shri Khazan Singh (Swimming) Member, Shri Baichung Bhutia ( Football) Member ,. Ms. G. Mulini Reddy (Volleyball) Member ,. Col. K.S. Garcha (Polo) Member ,. Shri Ravi Shastri (Cricket) Member ,. Col. J.S. Saran, Commanding Officer, Army Marksman Unit (AMU), Mhow Member, Shri Manoj Yadav, Secretary, All India Police Sports Control Board . Shri Gopal Krishna, Director General, Sports Authority of India ,. Shri Onkar Kedia, Joint Secretary (Sports) , Shri C. Chinnappa, Director (Sports).
Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards :
Aslam Sher Khan( Hockey) Chairperson , Rajkumar Sangwan (Boxing), Member , Dhanraj Pillai (Hockey), Member , Shiny Wilson (Athletics), Member , Morad Ali Khan (Shooting), Member , K Malleswari (Weightlifting), Member , Bahadur Singh (Athletics), Member , Bhupender Dhawan (Power lifting), Member , G S Sandhu (Boxing), Member , Ramphal Mann (Wrestling), Member , Prem Chand Degra, (Body Building), Member, Injeti Srinivas, Principal Secretary (Sports) Government of Ordisha, Member , Gopal Krishna, Director General, SAI, Member, Onkar Kedia, Joint Secretary (Sports), Member , C Chinnappa, Director (Sports), Member Secretary.
Selection Committee for Dhyanchand Awards:
Secretary (Sports) Ex Officio, Chairperson, Shakti Singh (Athletics), Member, Zafar lqbal (Hockey), Member, Shabbir Ali (Football), Member Ram Kumar (Basketball, Member ,) Satpal, Additional Director Sports, Govt. of NCT Delhi , Gopal Krishna, Director General, SAI, Member , Onkar Kedia, Joint Secretary (Sports), Member , C Chinnappa, Director (Sports) Member Secretary
Selection Committee for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
Secretary (Sports) Ex Officio, Chairperson ,) Secretary, Services Sports Control Board, Member ,) Secretary, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Member ,) Representative of Associated Chamber of Commerce (ASSOCHAM) ,) Secretary (Sports), Government of Rajasthan ,) Secretary (Sports) Government of Assam ,) Gopal Krishna, Director General, SAI ,) Onkar Kedia, Joint Secretary (Sports) ,) C Chinnappa, Director (Sports) Member Secretary.
By Indian Sports News Network
