NEW DELHI: Pacer Mohammed Shami, one of many architects of India’s close to profitable World Cup marketing campaign, has been nominated for this yr’s Arjuna Award, whereas males’s doubles badminton pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been chosen for the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Shami, 33, had a spectacular run within the ODI World Cup, the place India completed second finest, dropping to Australia within the closing.
As per the ministry’s sources, a particular request was made by the BCCI to the sports activities ministry to incorporate Shami’s identify as initially he did not function within the checklist of the nation’s second-highest sporting honour.
Shami was the main wicket-taker within the World Cup, with 24 wickets to his identify in seven outings.
After sitting out of the primary 4 video games, Shami shone vivid when given the chance, claiming 24 wickets at a mean of simply 5.26.
In addition to Shami, 16 different sportspersons have been nominated for the Arjuna Award. They embrace males’s hockey gamers Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu, archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Aditi Gopichand Swami, boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin, chess participant R Vaishali, golfer Diksha Dagar, shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, wrestler Antim Panghal and paddler Ayhika Mukherjee amongst others.
There are 5 nominations for the Dronacharya Award — Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb), Mahavir Saini (para athletics), Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess) and Shivendra Singh (hockey).
Kavita (kabaddi), Manjusha Kanwar (badminton) and Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey) are the nominees for the Dhyan Chand Lifetime award.
Nominees for Sports activities Awards:
Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (badminton).
Arjuna Award: Mohammed Shami (cricket), Ajay Reddy (blind cricket) Ojas Pravin Deotale, Aditi Gopichand Swami (archery), Sheetal Devi (para archery), Parul Chaudhary and M Sreeshankar (athletics), Mohd Hussamuddin (boxing), R Vaishali (chess), Divyakriti Singh and Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Diksha Dagar (golf), Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu (hockey), Pinky (garden ball), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (taking pictures), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Ayhika Mukherjee (desk tennis).
Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award: Kavita (kabaddi), Manjusha Kanwar (badminton) Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey).
Dronacharya Award: Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb), Mahavir Saini (para athletics), Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess), Shivendra Singh (hockey).
Shami, 33, had a spectacular run within the ODI World Cup, the place India completed second finest, dropping to Australia within the closing.
As per the ministry’s sources, a particular request was made by the BCCI to the sports activities ministry to incorporate Shami’s identify as initially he did not function within the checklist of the nation’s second-highest sporting honour.
Shami was the main wicket-taker within the World Cup, with 24 wickets to his identify in seven outings.
After sitting out of the primary 4 video games, Shami shone vivid when given the chance, claiming 24 wickets at a mean of simply 5.26.
In addition to Shami, 16 different sportspersons have been nominated for the Arjuna Award. They embrace males’s hockey gamers Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu, archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Aditi Gopichand Swami, boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin, chess participant R Vaishali, golfer Diksha Dagar, shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, wrestler Antim Panghal and paddler Ayhika Mukherjee amongst others.
There are 5 nominations for the Dronacharya Award — Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb), Mahavir Saini (para athletics), Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess) and Shivendra Singh (hockey).
Kavita (kabaddi), Manjusha Kanwar (badminton) and Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey) are the nominees for the Dhyan Chand Lifetime award.
Nominees for Sports activities Awards:
Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (badminton).
Arjuna Award: Mohammed Shami (cricket), Ajay Reddy (blind cricket) Ojas Pravin Deotale, Aditi Gopichand Swami (archery), Sheetal Devi (para archery), Parul Chaudhary and M Sreeshankar (athletics), Mohd Hussamuddin (boxing), R Vaishali (chess), Divyakriti Singh and Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Diksha Dagar (golf), Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu (hockey), Pinky (garden ball), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (taking pictures), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Ayhika Mukherjee (desk tennis).
Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award: Kavita (kabaddi), Manjusha Kanwar (badminton) Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey).
Dronacharya Award: Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb), Mahavir Saini (para athletics), Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess), Shivendra Singh (hockey).
