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The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Dronacharya Award, 2017 to Shri Braja Bhusan Mohanty for Boxing (Lifetime), in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017.

Eminent boxing coach from Odisha, Braja Bhushan Mohanty, received the prestigious Dronacharya Award

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Bhubaneswar:29/8/17; Eminent boxing coach from Odisha, Braja Bhushan Mohanty, received the prestigious Dronacharya Award from President Ram Nath Kovind today on the occasion of National Sports Day at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

He received the award for his lifetime contribution to boxing.

 

 

 

 

 

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with the sports and adventure awardees, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017. The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (I/C), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Vijay Goel and the Secretary, (Sports), Shri Injeti Srinivas are also seen.

The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with the sports and adventure awardees, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017.
The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (I/C), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Vijay Goel and the Secretary, (Sports), Shri Injeti Srinivas are also seen.

 

Mohanty is the first Odia to receive the award for his immense contribution towards boxing. He is a resident of Badakhemundi, Berhampur and kicked off his career as a boxing coach in defence.

Following retirement from defence service in 2013, he was appointed as the chief coach of Jharkhand boxing team. He was in the Indian coach team for boxing from 2002 till 2011.

Besides Mohanty, the President also gave away the Dronacharya Awards to Late R. Gandhi (athletics), Heera Nand Kataria (kabaddi), G.S.S.V. Prasad (badminton, lifetime), P.A. Raphel (hockey, lifetime), Sanjoy Chakravorty (shooting, lifetime) and Roshan Lal (wrestling, lifetime).

The prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was given to former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh and Paralympian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia.

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