Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been awarded the 'Arjuna Award' , by the Government of India in recognition of his contribution to sport. The BCCI had nominated Kohli’s name to the Sports Ministry in April this year.
Along with Kohli, badminton player PV Sindhu who created history by winning a bronze medal in the recently concluded world badminton championships, has also bagged the award.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest sporting honour in the country, has been given to ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi.
The national sports awards will be held in New Delhi on August 29. The winners receive a statuette, a citation and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh.
The Arjuna Award selection committee was headed by three-time billiards world champion Michael Ferreira and comprised former India hockey captain Zafar Iqbal, archer Limba Ram, cricketer Ravi Shastri and table tennis player Indu Puri amongst others.
FULL AWARDS LIST ~
'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna' : Ronjan Sodhi
'Arjuna Awards' :
Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery)
Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics)
PV Sindhu (Badminton) Kavita Chahal (Boxing)
Rupesh Shah (Snooker and Billiards)
Virat Kohli (Cricket)
Abhijeet Gupta (Chess)
Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf)
Saba Anjum (Hockey)
Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting)
Joshna Chinappa (Squash)
Neha Rathi (Wrestling)
Dharmender Dalal (Wrestling)
Amit Kumar Saroha (Athletics)
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This is a Proud Moment For Virat Kohli Fans. We all know how Virat has been Contributing to Indian Cricket and guiding the team towards victory many times.
So it's a great honor presented by the Indian Govt. to India's star Cricketer Virat Kohli.
WE ARE PROUD TO BE 'KOHLIANS'
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