A big statement has come out of Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, the minister of sports and youth affairs of Punjab. In which he has congratulated the winners of Arjun, Dhyan Chand and Tenzing Norgay Award winners and Punjab University for winning the Maka Award on Monday. Due to the Corona epidemic, this award program will be held online on August 29 on the occasion of National Sports Day.
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Rana Sodhi while wishing the promising players of the state said that hockey player Akashdeep Singh has been selected for the Arjuna Award, while Kuldeep Singh Bhullar (athletics), Ajit Singh (hockey), Manpreet Singh (kabaddi), Manjit Singh (rowing) ), Sukhwinder Singh Sandhu (Football) and Lakkha Singh (Boxing) have been nominated for the Dhyan Chand Award. Similarly, Colonel Sarfaraz has been selected for the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy will be given to Punjab University Chandigarh.
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The Sports Minister said that Punjab is on the path of restoring its glory in the sports sector again and the declared list of prestigious National Awards is a witness to this fact. Rana Sodhi congratulated all the award winners who have made tremendous achievements in the field of sports and assured that whatever plans they are making to participate in the upcoming games will get full support from the Punjab government. Jagir Kaur, president of the women's wing of the Akali Dal, has said on Monday that the women Akali Dal is planning to provide world-class coaching to girls to compete at the national and international levels.
