NAGPUR, Aug 21: Noted kabaddi player Shashank Wankhede, hoopster Khushali Jethwa, upcoming table tennis player Devdatta Fadnavis, swimming champ Vedashree Bondre and noted sports organiser Prof Atmaram Pande have been selected for the annual awards of Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) and Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC).
The awards will be conferred on August 29, National Sports Day, at Tilak Patrakar Bhavan auditorium at 10.30 am. Three-time Olympian and former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey will be the chief guest.
Addressing mediapersons on Friday, SJAN secretary Rahul Dixit said that Mahatma Gandhi Centennial High School (MGCHS) has been selected as best school working for promotion of sports while Dhanwate National College has been selected as best college.
The best senior sportsman’s award will be conferred on kabaddi player Shashank Wankhede. He was among the probables for Indian team this year. An employee of South East Central Railway Wankhede has played seven nationals, five for Vidarbha and two for Railways. He was the best player in the Federation Cup kabaddi meet held in Mumbai two years ago. He will get Mayor’s Trophy and Rs 5,000 cash.
Basketball star Khushali Jethwa will be given the best senior sportswoman’s award. Khushali has been representing Maharashtra in senior nationals since last two years. A regular of Saraswati Kanya Sangh (SKS) she was also instrumental in Maharashtra basketball team’s entry into the elite group. She will be honoured with Mayor’s Trophy and Rs 5,000 cash.
Khushali Jethwa
The best junior sportsman’s award will go to upcoming table tennis player Devdatta Fadnavis. Currently ranked number five in India in the sub-junior category Devdatta is also Maharashtra number one in the same group. Apart from finishing in the first three in various national and ranking tournaments since last two years, the paddler has re presented India in World Junior Circuit meets at Qatar and Pune and in Asian Junior Circuit meet in Jaipur. He will get WCL Trophy and cash prize of Rs 3,000.
Devdutta Fadnavis
Swimmer Vedashree Bondre has been chosen for the best junior sportswoman’s award. A gold medal winner in school national swimming meet, Vedashree has podium finish in nationals since last two years. She
Vedashree Bondre
also has place in school nationals and junior nationals. She will be awarded Baidyanath Trophy and cash prize of Rs 3,000.
Prof Atmaram Pande
The special award for best organiser will go to noted sports organiser Prof Atmaram Pande. A Chhatrapati Awardee in handball, Pande has been promoting football relentlessly since last 16 years. He has been nurturing talent through his Big Ben Football Club helping players in their careers. He will get SJAN Trophy and Rs 3,000 cash.
Mahatma Gandhi Centennial High School, Jaripatka, has been selected as best school promoting sporting activities. MGCHS has been into sports activities since last many years. The school has also provided good infrastructure for sports and encourages its players throughout the year apart from organising various tournaments. Their Under-16 cricket team had also qualified for inter-school cricket tournament organised by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). They will get Centre Point School Trophy and cash prize of Rs 3,000.
The award for the best college promoting sporting activities will go to Dhanwate National College. The college has maintained its sporting tradition for several years by organising various tournaments and even financially helping their students. DNC also boasts of various titles and good infrastructure for sports.
Baidyanath Ayurved Limited, Western Coalfields Limited, Centre Point School and Manganese Ore India Limited have extended their helping hand to organise the annual awards function.
SJAN President Dr Ram Thakur and Vice-President Naresh Shelke were also present on the occasion. (Report courtesy The Hitavada)
Mahatma Gandhi Centennial High School, Jaripatka, has been selected as best school promoting sporting activities. MGCHS has been into sports activities since last many years. The school has also provided good infrastructure for sports and encourages its players throughout the year apart from organising various tournaments. Their Under-16 cricket team had also qualified for inter-school cricket tournament organised by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). They will get Centre Point School Trophy and cash prize of Rs 3,000.
The award for the best college promoting sporting activities will go to Dhanwate National College. The college has maintained its sporting tradition for several years by organising various tournaments and even financially helping their students. DNC also boasts of various titles and good infrastructure for sports.
Baidyanath Ayurved Limited, Western Coalfields Limited, Centre Point School and Manganese Ore India Limited have extended their helping hand to organise the annual awards function.
SJAN President Dr Ram Thakur and Vice-President Naresh Shelke were also present on the occasion. (Report courtesy The Hitavada)
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