bhopal monday will be a special day for sportspersons and sports lovers of the state on december 26 the sports department is to present annual awards in a function to be organised at ravindra bhawan union sports and youth affairs minister anurag thakur and cm shivraj singh chouhan in the presence of sports minister yashodhara raje scindia will present the awards incidentally sports minister scindia has doubled the amount given to the players selected for the statelevel sports awards for the year 2021eklavya awardin all nine players have been selected for the eklavya award for the year 2021 these are soft tennis player anshika kanojia of bhopal shikha chauhan of kayakingcanoeing of indore wrestling player pooja of dewas ashok nagars wushu player shruti sarvaiya hoshangabads shooting player arjun thakur indores swimmer kanya nayyar vidishas athlete ikram ali khan dewas rowing player gopal thakur and bhopals shooting ball player siddhi chhatwanivikram award hoshangabads soft tennis player aadhya tiwari indores swimmer annie jain dhars kayakingcanoeing player aarti nath bhopals shooting player manisha keer indores equestrian sudipti hajela indores yoga player rohit bajpai and indores badminton player shreyanshi pardeshi kho kho player nancy jain of jabalpur kabaddi player kanchan jyoti dixit of indore and soft ball player ragni chauhan of dewas have been selected for the vikram award judo player poonam sharma blind of bhopal has been selected in the disabled category the names of two outstanding mountaineers bhagwan singh kushwaha and ratnesh pandey who successfully climbed mt everest in the year 2016 have been announced for the vikram award in the category of adventure sports for the year 2021vishwamitra award behind the victory of any player there is a huge contribution not only of the athlete but also of their coaches to honour the coaches the state government presented vishwamitra award for the year 2021 karate coach of gwalior paritosh sharma wrestling coach of bhopal vinay prajapati and ujjains malkhamb instructor mohanlal bamboria has been selected for vishwamitra awardlate prabhash joshi sports awardprabhash joshi sports award is given by the government of madhya pradesh for excellence in the traditional game malkhamb for the year 2021 mujahid baig of ujjain will be honored with the late prabhash joshi khel puraskarlifetime achievement award former director of sports bs kushwah of gwalior will be honored with the lifetime achievement award kushwah has played an important role in promoting water sports such as dragon boat and others in madhya pradesh he is also an executive member of the indian olympic association