The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award, is an
award given by the
Government of Punjab for excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab in the field of
Sport
Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to specta ...
. This can be at the
Olympic
Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...
level,
World Championship
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level, national and other international sporting arenas. The award was instituted in 1978 it consists of a trophy of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, honouree citation and 5 lakh Rupees. First person in history to win the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award was Olympian Pargat Singh. The award was suspended for 10 years between 1996 and 2005 and initiated again in 2006.
However, in 2006 the award was given to individuals where it was backdated from 1997 to 2004 so no potential winner lost their chance to win the award.
References
The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awards Ceremony The Tribune, 2006
External links
Official list of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awardees Government of Punjab (India)Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awards Article 1
The Hindu
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Punjab, India
Punjabi culture
Sport in Punjab, India
Indian sports trophies and awards
Awards established in 1978
1978 establishments in Punjab, India
Civil awards and decorations of Punjab, India
Ranjit Singh
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