STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association (JKOA) on Wednesday announced Rangil Singh Award for Sports Excellence for the sports season 2019-20 after the scrutiny of nominations submitted by Award Committee.
“The selected awardees will be honoured with cash reward memento, JKOA Tie and Cap as also certificate in a glittering ceremony in near future. All the awardees are requested to send their bio data along with contact details (Mobile No. and e-mail ID) at the earliest,” informed President of the JKOA, Dushyant Sharma.
Pertinent to mention here that the award ceremony, which has been delayed due to COVID-19 Pandemic, selected achievers for the year 2019-20. And, the names for the same award for 2020-21 shall be invited shortly by the JKOA, a handout issued by the JKOA mentioned.
Awardees
PLAYERS: Rajesh Anand, Roller skating; Suvidha Sarin, Roll Ball; Tejpal Kour, Gymanstics; Iqbal Singh, Basketball; Mohd. Shafi Nari, Football; Adil Mohiuldin Bhat, Kayaking and Canoeing; Arushi Kotwal, Chess; Abhinav Kundal, Athletics; Mohd. Tariq. Fencing; Gourav Sharma, Handball; Radhey Kumar, Athletics; Ram Singh, Mountaineering; Abdul Samad, Cricket; and Rakesh Kumar, Archery.
COACHES: Bhupinder Singh Tirthi, Kho-Kho; Rajesh Virdhy, Shooting; Rachna Jamwal, Fencing; Pawan Kumar Sharma, Hockey; Anil Gupta, Yoga; Suraj Bhan Singh, Judo; Kuldeep Kumar Vedwan, Archery; Ramesh Kumar Sharma, Athletics; and Om Parkash Sharma, Wrestling.
SPORTS JOURNALIST: Sanjeev Sharma, Sportsline.