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President to present National Sports Awards tomorrow

| | Aug 29, 2014, at 02:03 am
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will present the National Sports Awards at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

The National Sports Awards comprise of:

Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (instituted in the year 2002) given to sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career;

Arjuna Awards (instituted in 1961) given to sportspersons for consistently outstanding performance for four years preceding the year of award and for qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline;

Dronacharya Awards (instituted in 1985) given to eminent Coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international competitions;

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards which are the highest national recognition for outstanding achievement in the field of adventure activities;

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (instituted in 1956-57) to top overall performing university in Inter-University Tournaments and

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar to recognize contribution made to sports development by entities other than sportspersons and coaches. 

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