tenzing norgay national award 2020 winner

It is made of bronze and polished to highlight the age of Tenzing Norgay along with the ice axe he used when climbing Everest. [44], The initial publication on 21 August 2020 of the 2019 awardees list had the name of mountaineer Narender Singh in the category of land adventure. Climbers recalled that Singh Yadav was part of a three-member team comprising him, Naba Phukon (Assam) and Sheema Goswami (Haryana). National Sports Award 2020 winner list Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020 winner list: SI.No. Chandraprabha Aitwal is the only double recipient of the award, once in 1994 for land adventure and second time in 2009 for lifetime achievement. [37] Twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik (awarded in 2015)[38] became the first twins in the world to complete Seven Summits and Explorers Grand Slam. 60 award winners attended the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2020 via a virtual event on Saturday. All the serving personnel in the Armed Forces: Army, Navy and Air Force have to be recommended directly through their Directorate or adventure cells. Photo of Narender Singh Yadav at the summit of Mt Everest, which many mountaineers have said is a fake. [11] Since the awarding year of 2002, the national adventure awards are presented along with all the other National Sports Awards in the same presidential ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also held a press conference in Assam. Government. Photo: Social media. MAKA Trophy, 2020 winner-Panjab University, Chandigarh National Sports Awards 2020 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2019: This awarded to recognize the spirit of adventure among the people of the country. The provision is usually just for one award in each category but the Ministry with the approval of the Minister may increase the awardees in a particular year. In May 2016, Pune-based couple Dinesh Rathod and wife Tarakeshwari, both police constables, claimed to be the first Indian couple to climb the Everest together. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya is a Kolkata-based journalist and author. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious award to the award winners in virtual mode. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award It recognises the spirit of adventure among the people of the country. Dozens of mountaineers commented on Siddhanta’s post, calling the photos morphed. The achievements of the last three calendar years are taken into for all the categories except for lifetime achievement. The partial data for three recipients is missing, Lalneihsenga (1996) – discipline missing, Ratnamani Roy (1999) – gender, category and discipline missing and Chalti Debarma (2000) – gender, category and discipline missing. “After coming down from the summit and reaching camp 4 and camp 2, we all knew that he had to botch his mission due to lack of oxygen,” Haldar said. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award They were an all women Indian Navy officers sailing team for the circumnavigation of the globe, on board the Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Tarini (pictured), led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi. [16] The award statuette was redesigned in 2009, measuring 15 inches (38 cm) in height and weighing nearly 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). Well respected mountaineers have used social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter since Tuesday to draw the attention of the Union sports minister Kirren Rijiju to the allegations. [46][47] Tenzing Norgay's son Jamling Norgay took up the matter and raised the issue with Indian Mountaineering Foundation. [46] His team leader Naba Kumar Phukon, rescue team member Lakhpa Sherpa and senior mountaineer Debashis Biswas attested to the fact that Singh never made it to the top of Everest and had to be helped down after getting stranded at the Balcony at 8,400 m (27,600 ft). New Delhi 28 August, 2020 16:29 IST. [18], The recipients are selected by a committee and are honoured for their "excellent performance, outstanding qualities of leadership, sense of adventure discipline and continuous achievement in one particular field of adventure viz. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹ 15,00,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll. "[18][7], Broadly the awards in the land adventure category have been given in mountaineering, in the water adventure category in open water swimming and sailing, and in the air adventure category in skydiving. As of 2020[update], the award comprises "a bronze statuette of Tenzing Norgay along with a cash prize of ₹5 lakh (US$7,000).". Instituted in 1993–1994, the first awards were given for the year 1994. The article explained how the photo in question was morphed. The number may increase in a particular year for appropriate reasons and after approval. The first and only team Arjuna award to date was presented to the entire team of twenty mountaineers in 1965 representing the successful Indian Everest expedition of 1965. The recommendations of the selection committee are submitted to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. Kolkata: Narender Singh Yadav, one of the recipients of the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award this year, allegedly faked his claim of summiting Mt Everest in 2016, mountaineers from around India have alleged on social media since Tuesday. Aparna Kumar is a 2002 batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh Cadre. However, there has been no activity on his social media accounts since August 24. बहुत बहुत आभार बडे भाई साहब 😊🙏🏻 https://t.co/JTeftdansE, — Dr. NARENDER SINGH YADAV (@narender8848) August 23, 2020, Reacting to these developments, Dhamey Tenzing Norgay, the youngest son of the late Tenzing Norgay, wrote on Facebook, “Hitting new heights of lows on Everest. 2020-08-29 | Team PendulumEdu. Shri Rohit Sharma Cricket 2. [40] In the field of sailing, Dilip Donde (awarded in 2010)[41] became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe under sail solo and unassisted. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports can also seek nominations from different organizations and nominate on its own. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. 27. ← Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. Satendra Singh will get the award in Water Adventure categoty and Gajanand Yadava will get it in the Air Adventure category. Despite The Wire‘s repeated attempts to reach Singh Yadav over phone, text message and emails, he could not be contacted. It will be given to Anita Devi, Col. Sarfraz Singh, Taka. Vinesh, her coach Dahiya test covid positive; ministry orders probe as mountaineer Naresh Singh’s Tenzing Norgay award put on hold NBA playoffs to resume on Saturday after player-led protests [25][26][27] In 2017, ten awards were presented, out of which six were given to the members of Navika Sagar Parikrama. [35] Arunima Sinha (awarded in 2014)[36] became world's first female amputee to scale Everest. If indeed Mr. Yadav/Singh did fake his Everest summit, which seems to be the case, then no matter what his other outdoor adventure accomplishments, he should not be considered for the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Sherpa National Adventure Award on the grounds of ‘lack of integrity’ for starters.”. Prior to creation of this award, Arjuna award used to be given for outstanding performance in the field of adventure. The article explained that the photo was morphed. This is for the first time that 5 players have been selected for this award. He returned because he had insufficient oxygen. A screenshot of the report in the Nepali newspaper Kantipur. [6][7] The award is given in four categories; land, water, air and lifetime achievement. The provision for giving away award posthumously exists however no award can be given to the same person in the same category more than once. [4][14], Over the years, number of firsts and records in the adventure activities have been awarded. Major Dhyan Chand had won gold medals in Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936. The committee later submits their recommendations to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. Tenzing Norgay Award withheld due to doubts over claims Narender Singh Yadav was declared the winner of the prestigious award, named after the first man to reach the top of Mount Everest, by the sports ministry last week. WELCOME TO THE IQ HUB “We merely provided the logistics. He submitted photos and the government should have verified those,” he said. Goswami was finally airlifted,” Lakpa Sherpa, who climbed the Everest summit 7 times and the K2, the world’s second-highest peak, twice, said over the phone from Kathmandu. Support The Wire. [43] In the field of skydiving, Rachel Thomas (awarded in 1994)[8] became India's first female skydiver and Shital Mahajan (awarded in 2005)[30] was the youngest woman to jump over both the poles. The Nepalese Newspaper of 23/8 said his Everest summit claim is false. In June, they landed in a major controversy when mountaineers highlighted how the photos they presented were morphed. The recipients are honoured for their "outstanding achievement in the field of adventure activities on land, sea and air" over the last three years. On August 22, the 26-year-old was named one of the five recipients of India’s highest award for adventure sports in the ‘land adventure’ category for the year 2019 and President Ram Nath Kovind is slated to hand over the award on August 29. [22][23][24], Usually the award is conferred upon three to six people in a year, a few exceptions have been made in the years 1994, 1995, 2017 and 2019, when more than six recipients were awarded in a year. Individually, four mountaineers in 1981, two mountaineers in 1984 including Bachendri Pal, India'… [8][29] Before this award was introduced, the Arjuna award used to be also given for adventure sports and mountaineering, eight people have won both the awards. The nominations for a given year are accepted till 20 June. The status of this award is considered to be equivalent to Arjuna Award conferred in the field of sport. Nineteen of these awards were given to the 1993 Indo-Nepalese Women's Everest Expedition lead by Bachendri Pal. The award is named after Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two individuals to reach the summit of Mount Everest along with Edmund Hillary in 1953. [1][2] Individually, four mountaineers in 1981, two mountaineers in 1984 including Bachendri Pal, India's first woman to scale Mount Everest,[3] and three adventurers in 1986 were awarded the Arjuna award. I clearly remember how Singh Yadav came down with the help of other sherpas and was crying inconsolably for having failed to reach the summit,” Biswas said. Shri Mariyappan T. Para Athletics 3. [2] Chandraprabha Aitwal and Bachendri Pal were awarded the Arjuna Award in field of mountaineering in 1981 and 1984 respectively. [14] The cash prize started with ₹50,000 (US$700) in 1994,[8] was revised to ₹1.5 lakh (US$2,100) in 1999,[15] to ₹3 lakh (US$4,200) in 2002,[14] and to ₹5 lakh (US$7,000) in 2008. 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His Twitter handle bears the name Dr. Narender Singh Yadav, while his Facebook account carries the name of Narender Krishan Yadav. The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. [12] In 2003 the awards were renamed after Tenzing Norgay, a Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer and one of the first two individuals to reach the summit of Mount Everest along with Edmund Hillary in 1953,[13] commemorating the golden jubilee of his first scaling of Everest. Subscribe Now: https://goo.gl/XUQgqi Stay Updated! The recognized institutes in the land adventure category are Indian Mountaineering Foundation, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, in the water (sea) adventure category is National Institute of Water Sports and in the air adventure category is Aero Club of India. [18][19], All the nominations are sent to the three umbrella bodies in their respective categories: Indian Mountaineering Foundation for land, National Institute of Water Sports for water, and Aero Club of India for air. Debashis Biswas, India’s first civilian and one of only two people to have climbed seven of the world’s nine peaks above 8,000 meters of height that are accessible to Indian climbers (Indians are not allowed to climb the five others in Pakistan), echoed Lakpa Sherpa. "Due to health and other reasons issues, 14 awardees will be not be attending the National Sports Awards functions from various SAI centres," SAi said in a statement. Various documents available online reveal he has on occasion described himself alternately as Narender Yadav, Narender Singh and Narender Rao. [48] Soon after that, the Sports Ministry opened a probe into the claims, withholding the award on 28 August and in the list of awardees attending next day's ceremony, Singh's name was omitted. Recently the winner of the ‘Tenzing Norgay National Aventure 2019’ has been announced. Several mountaineers pointed out the inaccuracies in the photo including oxygen mask not having a pipe, no reflections on his sunglasses, flags he carried being still despite the high winds, no headlamps on his head and him wearing a helmet which is not worn by climbers on their summit day. There was also no headlamp on his head and mountaineers said that Singh Yadav was wearing a helmet, which climbers do not wear on the day of attempting to reach the summit. For this year 2020, 27 Sportspersons have been selected for the Arjuna Award for four years consistent outstanding performance. A five-member committee evaluates the achievements of a person in a particular category of adventure taking into consideration their last three years of performance for the first three categories. [42] Abhilash Tomy (awarded in 2012)[23] bettered the record by being the first Indian to do it non-stop. Other than Mt Everest, Singh Yadav has claimed to have climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters, highest peak of Africa), Mt Elbrus (5,642 meters, highest peak of Europe), Mt Kosciuszko (2,228 meters, Oceania), and Mt Aconcagua (6,962 meters, South America). by Abhinav Singh August 29, 2020, 6 Narender Singh Yadav is scheduled to receive the prize on August 29, but several mountaineers, including Tenzing Norgay’s son, have demanded cancelling his award. A large number of applications were received for National Sports Awards 2020, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice (Retd.) The nominations in a particular year are accepted till 20 June. Hence the total in the graphs may not match the total number of recipients. I want the government to investigate and arrest the conman,” Phukon said. Bula Choudhury was awarded the Arjuna award in 1990 in the field of swimming and was presented with the adventure award in 2002 for lifetime achievement in the disciple of open water swimming. The exceptions include caving, cross-country skiing including Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole,[20] hang gliding, microlight aviation including businessman Vijaypat Singhania, chairman emeritus of the Raymond Group and the pilot of world record setting flight from the UK to India,[21] and white water rafting. The names of the winners of Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2018 were announced by the government on August 27, 2019. As of 2020[update], there have been one hundred and thirty-nine recipients. The controversy broke out after Kathmandu-based leading Nepali language daily newspaper Kantipur, on August 23, published the photo that Singh Yadav had submitted before authorities in Nepal as proof of reaching the summit. The names and complete data of four award recipients is missing, two recipients from 1997 and two from 1998. Wing Commander Gajanand Yadav bags the award. Ravi Kumar is today conferred with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018 by The Honorable President of India. On August 25, mountaineering world record holder Satyarup Siddhanta published on Facebook two photos, one that was carried in the Nepal newspaper and another showing seemingly the same person in the same posture and clothing, only with a slightly different background and the oxygen mask missing, revealing lower half of his face. Thereafter, Indian mountaineers shared the photo from their social media accounts and almost unanimously called it morphed. Phukon was the leader of the team. [4], In 1993, the Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mukul Wasnik announced the creation of a separate National Adventure Awards which was to be instituted as the "highest national recognition for outstanding achievement in the field of adventure activities on land, sea and air. "[18], The nominations for the award are filled through an online application form. Typically one award in each of the four categories: Land adventure, Water (Sea) adventure, Air adventure and Lifetime achievement are given. He is … National Sports Day 2020: 10 interesting facts about the Hockey Wizard Major Dhyan Chand List of National Sports Awards 2020 Winners 1. Migma Sherpa of Seven Summits Treks Pvt Ltd, which supplied logistics for Singh Yadav’s climb, said they had nothing to do in this regard. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline 1. 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Rajyavardhan Rathore flags off an all-women expedition to Mt. “I remember it so vividly because he was profusely crying for failing to reach the summit and I consoled him, saying that there would be more chances. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award will be given to Anita Devi, Col. Sarfraz Singh, Taka Tamut, Narender Singh and Keval Hiren Kakka in Land Adventure category. [50] Jamling further noted that the awards should not be simply awarded to the Everest climbers, but to those who inspire other adventure seekers by scaling new peaks, exploring new routes and promoting adventure in general.[48]. Satendra Singh, the para swimming champion, is being awarded the Tenzing Norgay national adventure award for 2019.

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