Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag and hockey stalwart Sardar Singh have been on Friday included in a 12-member committee constituted by the sports activities ministry to pick out this yr’s Nationwide Sports activities Awards winners. Identical to final yr, the ministry opted for a single choice committee to select the awardees amongst each athletes and coaches and it is going to be headed by Retired Supreme Court docket Justice, Mukundakam Sharma. Additionally there within the panel is Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik.
“This yr too we’re persevering with with the concept of 1 choice committee for all of the awards as we really feel too many committees will solely make issues tough and create controversies,” a Sports activities Ministry supply instructed PTI.
The opposite members of the committee embody former desk tennis participant Monalisa Baruah Mehta, boxer Venkatesan Devarajan in addition to sports activities commentator Manish Batavia and journalists Alok Sinha and Neeru Bhatia.
The national sports awards are given away yearly on August 29, the beginning anniversary of hockey icon Dhyan Chand.
The panel may also have illustration from the Sports activities Ministry, together with Sports activities Authority of India Director Common Sandip Pradhan, Joint Secretary (Sports activities Improvement) LS Singh and Goal Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) CEO Rajesh Rajagopalan.
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“Two further members who’ve been Dronacharya Awardees could also be invited by the Chairperson whereas contemplating the nomination for Dronacharya Award,” a sports activities ministry launch acknowledged.
This year the awards function might be delayed by a month or two due to the COVID-19 pandemic however a last determination on the matter remains to be awaited.
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