The National Sports Awards function, that's hung on August 29 each year, has been returned because authorities need the choice panel to bear in mind the performances of the para-athletes competing within the Tokyo Paralympics. The Paralympics can be held from 24 August and finish on five September.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur stated the choice panel for choosing the award winners has been shaped however they might opt to watch for a few greater times earlier than going beforehand with the choice procedure.
"National sports activities award committee has been shaped for this year however Paralympics are but to be held so we need to feature winners from paralympic additionally. I desire and want they'll carry out truly well," Thakur stated at some stage in the National Youth Awards function.
The Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and the Dhyan Chand Award are given away every year to use the country's president on 29 August, the National Sports Day is likewise the delivery anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
"Like ultimate time, this year's award rite may also be held virtually," a ministry supply instructed PTI.
The procedure of nominations for the countrywide honours ended on July five after extensions. The candidates had been allowed to self-nominate online because of the pandemic however countrywide federations have additionally despatched their preferences.
The Indian contingent produced its quality ever overall performance on these days concluded Tokyo Games wherein the country's athletes gained seven medals, such as gold, silver and 4 bronze medals.
India is sending its biggest-ever contingent of fifty-four para-athletes to Tokyo. At the ultimate Paralympics, the Indian athletes back with a haul of 4 medals, such as gold, silver and bronze. The Khel Ratna, the country's maximum carrying honour, became these days renamed after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
The award became in advance named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The prize cash for the sports activities awards became elevated drastically the ultimate year. The Khel Ratna Award now comes with a praise of Rs 25 lakh, tons better than the preceding quantity of Rs 7.five lakh.
The coins praise for the Arjuna award has been more suitable to Rs 15 lakh from Rs five lakh, the Dronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who had been given Rs five lakh in advance at the moment are being given Rs 15 lakh. Dronacharya (Regular) get Rs 10 lakh rather than Rs 5 lakh according to the awardee, at the same time as Dhyanchand Awardees are being given Rs 10 lakh rather than Rs 5 lakh.