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Vijay Goel felicitates 17 sports achievers & organisations at the India Sports Awards Ceremony

Oct 25, 2018


 

NEW DELHI, 25th October 2018: Mr Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Program Implementation, Government of India, gave away the India Sports Awards to17 sports achievers and organisations at FICCI - TURF 2018 awards ceremony here.

 

The award recognised the achievements of sports achievers as well as public & private sector enterprises who have contributed immensely towards the development of sports at all levels in the country.

 

The following are categories of the awards and the names of the recipients:        

Category

Winner

Special Recognition

Sports Person of the Year

Neeraj Chopra

 

Breakthrough Sports person of the year

Hima Das and Swapna Barman

Manu Bhaker

Coach or support staff of the year  

Sandeep Gupta

Jaspal Rana

Life time achievement award

Abhinav Bindra

 

Best Company Promoting Sports (Public Sector)

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Indian  Oil Corporation Ltd.

Best Company promoting sports (Private Sector)

JSW Sports

 

Best Professional Services Company

Great Sports Infra

Sequoia Fitness and Sports Technology

Best National Sports Federation

Athletics Federation of India

 

Best Sports Start Up

Sport For All Sporting Services Pvt. Ltd.

 

Best NGO Promoting Sports

Reliance Foundation

Rayalaseema Development Trust

Best State Promoting Sports

Haryana

 

 

Speaking on the occasion Mr Vijay Goel said that we have a lot of talent in the country but it���s important that the Government and the Federations work in sync for better development of sports. He added, "We additionally have to believe that sports are an essential part of everyone���s life."

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