New
Delhi: Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane receive Arjuna Award from
Sports Minister Vijay Goel in a function in New Delhi.
Rohit
Sharma was conferred Arjuna Award for the year 2015 and Ajinkya Rahane for the
year 2016. Sharma and Rahane could not earlier receive the Arjuna Awards from
the President of India, as they were participating in international
tournaments.
Speaking
on the occasion Shri Goel said that
while there is no doubt that
cricket is among the most popular game in India, the current government
under the leadership of Prime Minister shri Narendra Modi is committed to
promote indigenous and other sports as
well. He said , the recent success of Athletes at Paralympics , 2016 has made
every Indian proud.
Do You Know: The Arjuna
Awards, instituted in 1961, are given to sportspersons for consistently
outstanding performance for four years preceding the year of award and who have
also shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
The awardees are given a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress and award
money of Rs. 5 lakh.
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