The Sports Ministry on Monday Aug 22,2016 announced that
Arjuna Award 2016
| Name of awardee | Discipline |
| Rajat Chauhan | Archery |
| Lalita Babar | Athletics |
| Sourav Kothari | Billiards and Snooker |
| Shiva Thapa | Boxing |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Cricket |
| Rani | Hockey |
| Subrata Paul | Football |
| V R Raghunath | Hockey |
| Gurpreet Singh | Shooting |
| Apurvi Chandela | Shooting |
| Soumyajit Ghosh | Table Tennis |
| Vinesh Poghat | Wrestling |
| Amit Kumar | Wrestling |
| Sandeep Singh Mann | Para-Athletics |
| Virender Singh | Wrestling (deaf) |
cricketer Ajinkya Rahane will be conferred on with the Arjuna Award alongside archer Rajat Chauhan, athlete Lalita Babar, cueist Sourav Kothari, boxer Shiva Thapa, footballer Subrata Paul, hockey stars VR Raghunath and Rani Rampal, shooters Gurpreet Singh, Apurvi Chandela, paddler Somyajit Ghosh, wrestlers Vinesh Phohat, Amit Kumar, Para-athletes Sandeep Singh Maan and Virender Singh.
The award constitutes a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh and medal and a citation
President Pranab Mukherjee will give away the awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29, 2016 which is celebrated as the National Sports Day.
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