Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Dronacharya Award
The correct answer is the Dronacharya Award. - The Dronacharya Award is given for sports coaching in honor of the Republic of India.
- The award is named after Guru Drona, an epic character from Mahabharata of ancient India. He was the teacher of Kauravas and Pandavas.
- The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given 5 lakh rupees are now given 15 lakh rupees as cash prize, while Dhronacharya (Regular) awardees now are given 10 lakh rupees instead of 5 lakh rupees per awardee. This revision in prize money was brought about recently in August 2020.
- The award is given every year on 29 August by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on the occasion of National Sports Day. The award is distributed by the President of India.
- The award was instituted in 1985 and the first recipients of the award were Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling), Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing), and O. M. Nambiar (Athletics).
- The winners for 2020 for the life-time category are
- Shri Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery),
- Shri Purushotham Rai (Athletics),
- Shri Shiv Singh (Boxing),
- Shri Romesh Pathania (Hockey),
- Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi),
- Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting),
- Shri Naresh Kumar (Tennis), and
- Shri Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling).
- The winners for 2020 for the regular category are
- Shri Jude Felix Sebastian (Hockey),
- Shri Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb),
- Shri Jaspal Rana (Shooting),
- Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu), and
- Shri Gaurav Khanna (Para-Badminton).
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