TODAY -
Three from State receive Arjuna award
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29, 2012:
Three sportspersons from Manipur were among those awarded the Arjuna Award today.
Olympian Laishram Bombayla (Archery), Olympian Ng Soniya Chanu (Weight Lifting) and M Bimoljit (Wushu) were conferred the award by President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
The Arjuna award carries a statuette, citation and a cash component of Rs 5 lakh each.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred on Vijay Kumar (Shooting) and Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling).
The two won medals at the recently concluded London Olympics.
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The two collected the trophy that consists of a medal, citation and cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh each.
Normally only one award of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is given every year to an individual sportsperson.
However, the scheme provides that this condition can be relaxed in exceptional circumstances like winning of an Olympic medal.
Dronacharya award, the top recognition for coaches was also conferred on 8 .
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