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General
Awareness Updates – October 2012 Sports Vijay and
Yogeshwar receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award A thunderous applause greeted Pistol shooter Vijay had won Silver
in the 25m rapid fire event at the London Games, while wrestler Yogeshwar
bagged a Bronze in 60kg free style event. Both the medalists collected the
trophy that consists of a medal, citation and cash prize of `7.5 lakh each. The choices were made by a
selection committee headed by 2004 Olympics silver-medallist shooter
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and comprised noted sportspersons such as Akhil Kumar
(boxing), Khajan Singh (swimming) and Bhaichung Bhutia (football) among others
besides a few bureaucrats. The following are the winners of Arjuna
Awards: Deepika Kumari (Archery), Laishram Bombayla Devi (Archery), Sudha
Singh (Athletics), Kavita Ramdas Raut (Athletics), Ashwani Ponnappa
(Badminton), Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton), Aditya S. Mehta (Billiards and
Snooker), Vikas Krishan (Boxing), Yuvraj Singh (Cricket), Sardar Singh
(Hockey), Yashpal Solanki (Judo), Anup Kumar (Kabaddi), Samir Suhag (Polo),
Annu Raj Singh (Shooting), Omkar Singh (Shooting), Joydeep Karmakar (Shooting),
Deepika Pallikal (Squash), Sandeep Sejwal (Swimming), Ng. Sonia Chanu
(Weightlifting), Narsingh Yadav (Wrestling), Rajinder Kumar (Wrestling), Geeta
Phogat (Wrestling), M. Bimoljit Singh (Wushu), Deepa Mallick
(Athletics-Paralympics), and Ramkaran Singh (Athletics-Paralympics). Dronacharya Award, the top
recognition for coaches in the country, was conferred on eight: Virender Poonia
(Athletics), Sunil Dabas (Kabaddi), Yashvir Singh (Wrestling), Harendra Singh
(Hockey), Satyapal Singh (Para Sports - Athletics), J. S. Bhatia (Athletics,
for Lifetime Wchievement), Bhawani Mukherjee (Table Tennis, for Lifetime
Achievement), and B. I. Fernandez (Boxing, foreign coach). MOTORRACING Belgian Grand Prix Winner: Jenson Button ( Second: Sebastian Vettel ( Third: Kimi Raikkonen ( Italian Grand Prix, Winner: Lewis Hamilton ( Second: Sergio Perez ( Third: Fernando Alonso
( TENNIS Men’s Winner: Andy Murray ( Runner-up: Novak Djokovic ( Women’s Winner: Serena Williams ( Runner-up: Victoria Azarenka ( Men’s Doubles Winners: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan ( Runners-up: Leander Paes ( Women’s Doubles Winners: Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci ( Runners-up: Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka ( Mixed Doubles Winners: Ekaterina Makarova ( Runner-up: Kveta Peschke ( The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
stripped cycling icon Lance Armstrong of his record seven Tour de France
titles and slapped him with a lifetime ban from competition. Mr Armstrong announced that he was
dropping his legal challenge against USADA over claims that he cheated and used
performance-enhancing drugs to win cycling’s most prestigious race from 1999 to
2005. The 40-year-old, who battled to the top of his sport after beating
life-threatening cancer, maintained his innocence but said he had grown weary
of the fight and the strain it had put on his personal and professional life. USADA took his announcement as an
admission of guilt and proceeded with severe sanctions against the former
champion and global sporting icon that will forever tarnish his inspirational
legacy. USADA maintains that Mr Armstrong used banned substances, including the
blood-booster EPO and steroids, as well as blood transfusions dating back to
1996, and said 10 of his former team-mates were ready to testify against him. Attention now turns to the UCI,
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