Suranjoy, Sandhyarani make the cut for Arjuna
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 22 2011:
Fly weight boxer Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh and wushu player Wangkhem Sandhyarani Devi are among top sportspersons of the country recommended for the Arjuna award by the awards selection committee today.
While Suranjoy clinched an astonishing seven back-to-back gold medals last year including the Commonwealth Games gold and thus enlisted for the honour, Sandhya Rani is set to be feted for her Asian Games silver with the award.
The selection panel for the awards is headed by sprint legend PT Usha and comprises, among others, tennis ace Leander Paes, hockey icon Ashok Kumar, five time world women boxing championship winner MC Mary Kom, shooter Anjali Bhagwat and national squash coach Cyrus Poncha.