On the recommendation of the selection committee constituted by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department for the highest sports awards of Madhya Pradesh followed by the approval of Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, the State level sports awards were announced on Saturday.
Director Sports and Youth Welfare Pawan Jain informed that for the year 2020, 13 Eklavya, 10 Vikram, 3 Vishwamitra, 1 Late Shri Prabhas Joshi award and 1 Life Time Achievement Award have been announced. The Life Time Achievement Award for the year 2020 is being given to Padmashri Abhay Chhajlani.
He said that the state’s Olympic hockey star player Vivek Sagar would be awarded the Vikram award, highest award of the state. For the year 2020 State Level Sports Awards, 110 applications for Eklavya, 95 for Vikram Award, 34 for Vishwamitra Award, three applications were received for Prabhas Joshi Award and 21 for Life Time Achievement award.
Sports personalities to be honored:
Eklavya Award
In Individual Sports – Sushma Verma Kayaking-Canoeing Sehore, Tushita Singh Soft Tennis Bhopal, Sparsh Khare Wushu Jabalpur, Arjun Singh Horse Riding Bhopal, Sunil Dawar Athletics Barwani, Gauranshi Sharma Badminton (Disabled) Bhopal, Rammilan Yadav Sailing Tikamgarh, Ankit Sharma Fencing, Gwalior, Anuradha Ahirwar Archery Bhopal, Preeti Rajak Shooting Hoshangabad and Shashank Patel Taekwondo Bhopal. Team Sports- Sadhna Sengar Hockey Hoshangabad. Dhruvraj Kurre Power Lifting Bhopal.
Vikram Award
In Individual Sports- Vishwajit Singh Canoe-Slalom Hoshangabad, Sunidhi Chauhan Shooting Bhopal, Nidhi Nanhet Karate Balaghat, Paridhi Joshi Horse Riding Indore, Manju Bamboria Boxing Ujjain and Ekta Yadav Sailing Bhopal. Team Sports- Vivek Sagar Prasad Hockey Hoshangabad, Harshvardhan Tomar Basketball Gwalior.