Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated ace sprinter from State, Dutee Chand on being recommended to receive prestigious Arjuna Award.
“Congratulate ace sprinter from Odisha, Dutee Chand on being recommended to receive prestigious Arjuna Award. Odisha is proud of your achievement”, the CM tweeted.
Congratulate ace sprinter from #Odisha, Dutee Chand on being recommended to receive prestigious Arjuna Award. Odisha is proud of your achievement.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 21, 2020
Dutee Chand, the current national champion in the women’s 100 metres event, is among the 27 athletes who will be conferred with Arjuna Award for 2020.
Among other athletes, who will receive Arjuna Award are: Atanu Das (archery), Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (badminton), Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (basketball), Subedar Manish Kaushik and Lovlina Bograhain (boxing), Deepti Sharma (cricket), Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (football), Aditi Ashok (golf), Akashdeep Singh and Deepika (hockey), Deepak (kabaddi), Kale Sarika Sudhakar (kho kho), Dattu Baban Bhokanal (rowing), and Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting), Madhurika Suhas Patkar (table tennis), Divij Sharan (Tennis), Divya Kakran and Rahul Aware (Wresting), Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports), Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming), Sandeep (para athletics) and Manish Narwal (Para shooting).