Tag: Dronacharya Award

Happy Birthday Pullela Gopichand; the man who mortgaged his home to ensure world class facilities for future champions

At 11, his brother suggested he take his badminton seriously and Gopi, as he is affectionately known as, never looked back from then.

November 16, 2019

Don’t want award for myself, but please honour my coach: Amit Panghal

Panghal became the first Indian boxer to claim a silver medal at the just-concluded World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia. He is also an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist.

September 22, 2019

Amit Panghal cries foul, says coach Anil Kumar deserved Dronacharya Award

Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had recommended elite Indian coaches Sandhya Gurung and Shiv Singh for this year's Dronacharya Award beside sending the names of Panghal and Gaurav Bidhuri for the prestigious Arjuna Award.

May 1, 2019

Know the names of national sports awardees!

Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia and hockey wizard Sardar Singh will receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

August 22, 2017

Govt removes one from Drona nominees, keeps Arjuna list intact

Rohan Bopanna and weightlifter Sanjita Chanu have not been added to the list of Arjuna awardees.

August 19, 2017