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New Delhi, Dec 17: Women's World weight-lifitng silver-medallist N Kunjarani headed the list of 63 sportspersons, who were awarded cash pri...
New Delhi, Dec 17: Women’s World weight-lifitng silver-medallist N Kunjarani headed the list of 63 sportspersons, who were awarded cash prizes by the Human Resource Development Ministry in recognition of their medal winning performances in international events last year. Kunjarani, an inspector with the CRPF, was handed over a cheque of Rs 3,40,000 by the Union Minister for HRD, SR Bommai, at a ceremony here. Following her close on the list was another woman wrestler Karnam Malleswari with an award of Rs 2,00,000.
Athletics: V Pandeeswari (sprinter, Rs 1,05,000), N Gojen Singh (long-distance runner, Rs 90,000), S Vanaja (middle-distance runner, Rs 75,000), Sunita Rani (long-distance, Rs 70,000), Saraswati Dey (sprinter, Rs 65,000), Paramjeet Kaur (middle-distance runner, Rs 65,000), Sugan Yadav (discus, Rs 40,000), Gurdev Singh (hammer, Rs 30,000), Shailender Singh (hammer, Rs 30,000), Ajay Raj Singh (sprinter, Rs 40,000), Om Prakash Dudi (javelin, Rs 30,000), Devi Bose (400m hurdles, Rs 40,000), Indu Mati (middle-distance runner, Rs 25,000), GS Hari Raju (10,000 walk, Rs 40,000), Baiju Marandi (middle-distance runner, Rs 40,000), Satish Singh (hammer, Rs 40,000), Sanjay Kumar Rai (long jump, Rs 40,000), Sunita Dahiya (middle-distance, Rs 40,000), Soma Biswas (Rs 50,000), Shebani Oran (middle-distance, Rs 25,000), Amandeep Kaur (middle-distance, Rs 25,000), Paramjit Kaur (5000m walk, Rs 30,000), Jaicy Thomas (high jump, Rs 30,000), Parmila GG (heptathlon, Rs 30,000), Rupinder Kaur (long-distance, Rs 30,000), Poonam Belliappa (sprinter, Rs 25,000), PH Abdullah (middle-distance, Rs 65,000), R Sriniwas Rao (middle distance, Rs 25,000), Anup Singh (hammer, Rs 50,000), Cliford J Joshua (middle-distance, Rs 25,000), Mukesh Singh (shot put, Rs 50,000), Ramandeep Singh (javelin, Rs 50,000), Shahib Singh (hurdles, Rs 60,000).
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Badminton: Aparna Popat (Rs 75,000).
Chess: Mrunalini P Kunte (Rs 50,000), Vijayalakhsmi Subharaman (Rs 50,000), Surya Shekar Ganguly (Rs 15,000), Bhagyashree Thipsay (Rs 40,000), Safira Shanaz (Rs 30,000), Saritha M Reddy (Rs 40,000), K Sasikiran (Rs 20,000), P Harikrishan (Rs 50,000), Pravin Mahadeo Thipsay (Rs 40,000), P Mithrakanth (Rs 50,000).
Golf: Arjun Singh (Rs 35,000), Shivin Kwatra (Rs 15,000), Gaurav Diwan (Rs 15,000), Sandeep Sayal (Rs 15,000)
Judo: Meeta Sharma (Rs 30,000), Sunith Thakur (Rs 30,000), Narender Singh (Rs 30,000), Vinod Gill (Rs 30,000), Mirza Nazib Aga (Rs 40,000), Yashpal Solanki (Rs 40,000), Virpal Singh (Rs 50,000), Kamla Rawat (Rs 40,000), Bhavna Bharti (Rs 40,000), Rashmi Rani (Rs 40,000).
Weightlifting: N Kunjarani Devi (Rs 3,40,000), Karnam Malleswari (Rs 2,00,000), Sumita Laha (Rs 30,000)
Wrestling: Mukesh Khatri (Rs 40,000)
