Uttarakhand: CM Dhami will honor the players with “Khel Ratna”, tomorrow these players will get the award

On March 24, Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami will give Khel Ratna Award, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, Dronacharya Award and Lifetime Achievement Award to all the award winning players of Uttarakhand. Sports honors will be given on March 24: Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Khel Ratna Award, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award and Lifetime Achievement for the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 at the Multipurpose Hall located at Parade Ground, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Dehradun on March 24 Prizes and medal winners in national competitions in the years 2021 and 2022 will be given cash prizes to the players and their coaches.

Lakshya Sen and Chandan Singh will be honored

Lakshya Sen, badminton player has been selected for Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Khel Ratna Award for the year 2019-20. For the year 2020-21, the award will be given to Chandan Singh, athletics player. Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award for the year 2019-20 will be awarded to Dhirendra Kumar Sen, Badminton coach. For the year 2020-21, the award will be given to Kamlesh Kumar Tiwari, Taekwondo Instructor. And for the year 2021-22, Sandeep Kumar Duklan, archery instructor will be honored. Along with this, the Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2021-22 will be given to Suresh Chandra Pandey for his remarkable contribution in athletics. Along with these awards, 168 national level medal winning players and 42 coaches will be honored with cash prizes for the year 2021 and 2022. For this, an amount of Rs 2.08 crore will be distributed to the players and coaches.

Who is Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen is an Indian badminton player. Lakshya was born in Almora. Lakshya trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. Lakshya’s father’s name is Dhirendra Kumar Sen. Mother’s name is Nirmala Sen. Lakshya’s elder brother Chiran Sen is also an international badminton player of India. A few days back, Lakshya was in the limelight after securing 11th position in the BWF World Rankings.