As many as 17 sports personalities were honoured with the
2017 Arjuna awards including Tennis player Saketh Myneni and Archery player
Vennam Jyothi Surekha.
Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand
Awards was headed by Pullela Gopichand.
The awardees will receive their awards from President Ram
Nath Kovind at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on
August 29.
Apart from a medal and a citation, Arjuna, Dronacharya and
Dhyan Chand Awardees will received statuettes, certificates and cash prize of
Rs. 5 lakh each.
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