Divya, Akshay to get best sportsperson awards

 

 

SPORTS Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) and GH Raisoni Group of Institutions will be honouring sportspersons of the city during its annual SJAN-Raisoni Annual Achievers Awards function. The SJAN-Raisoni Annual Achievers Awards function will be held on December 21 at Press Club’s Convention Hall, opposite Institute of Science, Civil Lines at 10.30 am. Former India midfielder, Dronacharya awardee, and national women’s hockey coach Harendra Singh will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Sunil Raisoni, Chairman Raisoni Education, will preside over. This year, Indian women’s chess star and Olympiad gold medalist Divya Deshmukh, Vidarbha Ranji Trophy skipper Akshay Wadkar, India U-19 hockey player Himanshi Gawande, junior international athlete Nayan Sarde will be rewarded for their achievements.

 

 

Similarly, Senior Vice-President of Maharashtra Badminton Association, Badminton Association of India’s tournament committee member and Secretary of Nagpur District Badminton Association Mangesh Kashikar will be honoured for his contribution in the development of badminton. Centre Point School, Amravati Road Bypass (Dabha), in Schools and Mahal’s CP & Berar College will be honoured for their work in sports promotion, informs Paritosh Pramanik, Secretary, SJAN. On the occasion, Siddhesh Sharma, Senior Vice-President, Baidyanath and Deaven Dasture, Director, The South Public School, will share the dais as guests of honour.