"He scored a total of 570 goals in his playing career from 1926 to 1949, which is a record. In his memory, the best players of the country are honored with awards on this day," he added. Applauding the winners of this year's Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Tenzing Norgay Awards, especially the Punjab players, the Sports Minister said that the award-winning players of Punjab would be honoured on September 14 in Chandigarh. Hockey player from Punjab Akashdeep Singh has received the coveted Arjuna Award this year, while Kuldeep Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Ajit Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi), Manjit Singh (Rowing), Sukhwinder Singh (Football) and Lakha Singh (Boxing) have been bestowed with Major Dhyan Chand Award. Similarly, Colonel Sarfaraz Singh has been conferred with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.

Source: dna August 29, 2020 13:52 UTC