GUWAHATI: The national sports awards for athletes and coaches will be decided by a 12-member panel which is scheduled to be held on August 29, the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.
Among the 12- member panel, six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom and former football captain Bhaichung Bhutia will be a part of the selection committee.
The 12-member committee is headed by Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Mukundakam Sharma and comprises Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Jhulaniya, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandeep Pradhan, Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) CEO Commander Rajesh Rajagopalan, Mary Kom, Bhutia, ex-women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra, celebrated former long-jumper Anju Bobby George and table tennis coach Kamlesh Mehta among others.
(Inputs Hindu)
