Sunday, December 23, 2018

Raisoni Achievers-SJAN Awards 2018 Announced

Gurbani, Bhale, Taide, Shende to get SJAN achievers awards


Vidarbha pace sensation Rajneesh Gurbani, talented badminton player Vaishnavi Bhale, budding cricketer Atharva Taide, upcoming athlete Rutuja Shende and noted sports organizer Kamil Ansari will be honoured by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) and Raisoni Group of Institutions during the annual awards function at the Press Club Convention Centre on November 24 at 11 am.

Cricket legend VVS Laxman will be the chief guest. Chairman of Raisoni Group Sunil Raisoni will preside over the function. Besides individual sportspersons, New English High School, Congress Nagar and Jyotiba College of Physical Education will be awarded for their contributions in the field of sports.

Gurbani, who is representing India 'A' in New Zealand, was instrumental in winning the coveted Ranji Trophy for Vidarbha last season and hogged the limelight by taking a sensational hat-trick against Delhi in the final at Indore. He emerged second highest wicket-taker of the season. He will get GH Raisoni Trophy for best senior sportsman.

Vaishnavi became the first city shuttler to play in the Uber Cup when she represented the Indian team at Bangkok in May this year. She achieved the career-best ranking of India No. 2 in women’s singles early this year. The 22-year-old city shuttler created a unique record when she represented the Indian University badminton team at the World University Games three years in succession. She will get GH Raisoni Trophy for best senior sportswoman.

Atharva was the skipper of Vidarbha U-19 team which won its maiden Cooch Behar Trophy in January to script history. In the final against Madhya Pradesh, he matched the feat of big-hitter Yuvraj Singh, following a brilliant knock of 320 runs. Taide continued his dream run at the international level by scoring consecutive hundreds in India U-19s tour of Sri Lanka. On the basis of this outstanding performance he is representing Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy in the current season. He will be honoured with GH Raisoni Trophy for Best Junior Sportsperson.

Rutuja Shende, an ace city athlete brought laurels to the state by clinching a gold medal in 2000m steeplechase event during 34th Junior National Athletics Championship at Ranchi this month. She will receive Baidyanath Trophy for best junior female player.

Kamil Ansari has been the president of 100-year old Young Muslim Football Club for more than two decades. Under his guidance, YMFC won the coveted Elite Division Football League title for four years. He will be awarded Meeradevi Dasture Trophy for promoting sports.

New English High School, Congress Nagar will receive Centre Point School trophy for the promotion of sports. Jyotiba College of Physical Education (JCPE) will get KC Bajaj Memorial Trophy for their services to the sports.

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