Players who win medals at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international levels will get double the prize money. Players who get fourth place in these games will also be given prize money. Number of players getting state sports award Eklavya will be increased from 15 to 20, Vikram Award from 12 to 20 and coaches getting Vishwamitra Award will be increased to 5 from 3.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made several announcements after honouring the players at the Madhya Pradesh Sports Investiture Ceremony on Saturday.
Chief Minister Chouhan announced to give Rs 5 lakh every year to each state level sports association for conducting regular activities of sports associations.
Post of Director General Sports will be created
Chief Minister Chouhan said that there has been continuous development of sports activities in the state. Sports infrastructure is expanding. For their systematic operation, the staff of the Sports Department will be restructured. Besides, the post of Director General Sports will also be created. The service conditions of the chief technical advisors, trainers etc. of the Sports Academy will be made more useful and their honorarium will also be hiked.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that an international level swimming pool and cycling velodrome will be constructed along with a cricket stadium in the international sports complex under construction in Nathu Barkheda. While endowing a gift to the players of the state, he announced that posts will be reserved for recruitment under sportsperson quota in every department. While greeting and extending best wishes to all the players honoured with sports awards, CM Chouhan told them to play a lot, enjoy and reach for the sky of success with their brilliant performance.
Chief Minister Chouhan unveiled the logo and mascot of Khelo MP Youth Games. He released a souvenir based on the players and coaches who received the awards for the year 2021 and 2022. Along with this, Chouhan also released a book titled ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’. In the programme, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur also virtually inaugurated 49 Khelo India Centres.
Madhya Pradesh became hero from zero
Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh is emerging from zero to hero. The best results of the work that has been done in the state in the past years to provide modern facilities by changing the sports infrastructure are visible today.
Scindia said that the result of better infrastructure development of the state is that 49 Khelo India Centers of the state were inaugurated today by the Union Government. As per the wish of Chief Minister Chouhan, Khelo MP Youth Games have been started. Khelo MP Youth Games will prove to be a better platform to promote young players.
Awarded player of the year 2021
Eklavya Award- Anshika Kanojia Soft Tennis Bhopal, Shikha Chauhan Kayaking-Canoeing Indore, Pooja Wrestling Dewas, Shruti Sarvaiya Wushu Ashoknagar, Arjun Thakur Shooting Hoshangabad, Kanya Nayyar Swimming Indore, Ikram Ali Khan Athletics Vidisha, Gopal Thakur Rowing Dewas, Siddhi Chhatwani Shooting Ball Bhopal.
Vikram Award – Aadhya Tiwari Soft Tennis Narmadapuram, Annie Jain Swimming Indore, Aarti Nath Kayaking-Canoeing Dhar, Manisha Keer Shooting Bhopal, Sudipti Hajela Equestrian Indore, Shreyanshi Pardeshi Badminton Indore, Nancy Jain Kho-Kho Jabalpur, Kanchan Jyoti Dixit Kabaddi Indore, Rabini Chauhan Softball Dewas, Poonam Sharma Judo Bhopal, Rohit Bajpai Yoga Indore, Bhagwana Singh Kushwaha Adventure Sports Bhopal, Ratnesh Pandey Adventure Sports Satna.
Vishwamitra Award – Shri Paritosh Sharma Karate Gwalior, Shri Vinay Prajapati Wrestling Bhopal, Mohan Lal Bamboria Mallakhamba Ujjain.
Late Shri Prabhash Joshi Award – Mujahid Baig Mallakhamb Ujjain.
Lifetime Achievement Award – Shri Balbir Singh Kushwaha Table-Tennis, Kayaking-Canoeing, Canoe-Slalom and Dragon Boat.
Year 2022
Eklavya Award – Aastha Dangi Kayaking-Canoeing Bhopal, Aman Singh Bisht Boxing Bhopal, Pragya Singh Fencing Bhopal, Ritika Dangi Sailing Rajgarh, Abhishek Parihar Soft Tennis Dewas, Dipesh Lashkari Gymnastics Ujjain, Palak Sharma Swimming Indore, Aashi Chouksey Shooting Bhopal, Khushboo Hockey Gwalior, Saumya Tiwari Cricket Bhopal, Inderjit Nagar Mallakhamba Ujjain.
Vikram Award – Aditya Dubey Soft Tennis Dewas, Neetu Verma Kayaking-Canoeing Sehore, Bhuraksha Dubey Wushu Ashoknagar, Pragati Dubey Shooting Raisen, Raju Singh Equestrian Bhopal, Subodh Chaurasia Softball Indore, Avesh Khan Cricket Indore, Neeraj Rana Hockey Gwalior, Dhananjay Dubey Tennis Divyang Gwalior, Rajveer Singh Panwar Mallakhamba Ujjain.
Vishwamitra Award – Rashmi Malviya Badminton Bhopal.
Lifetime Achievement Award- Anil Dhupar Tennis Indore.
On this occasion, Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Olympic Association Digvijay Singh, Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare P. Narhari, Director Sports and Youth Welfare Ravi Kumar Gupta, Sports Director of Sports Authority of India Sudhakaran and a large number of players, coaches and their families were present.
