Shiv Chhatrapati Award | |
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Maharashtra state award for outstanding individual achievements in Sports | |
Sponsored by | Govt. of Maharashtra |
Reward(s) | ₹ 300,000 |
First awarded | 1970 |
Last awarded | 2019 |
Shiv Chhatrapati Award (also known as Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Award) is the highest prestigious sports award honoured annually to the players of Maharashtra by the Government of Maharashtra in India . [1]
The Government of Maharashtra instituted in 1969–70 a scheme for giving the Shiv Chhatrapati State Awards to sportsmen and women. The State Government has approved 24 games for men and 12 for women for this purpose. [2]
At present, the award carries a cash prize of ₹3 lakh, a memento with a headgear of Shiv Chhatrapati, a sword, and Jari Patka placed in a tray supported by a wooden stand and citation [3] along with lifetime right to travel by MSRTC bus free of cost. The winners are selected by a committee appointed by the Government of Maharashtra. [4]
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2018 | Atharva Gupta | [5] |
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2001-02 | Yogesh H. Kapri | [6] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2002-03 | Chandrashekhar Gokhale | [7] |
2014-18 | Akshayraj Kore | [8] |
Vidit Gujrathi | ||
Rucha Pujari | ||
Nubairshah Shaikh | ||
Sagar Shah | ||
Abhishek Kelkar | ||
Abhimanyu Puranik | ||
Shashikant Kutwal | ||
Aakanksha Hagawane | ||
Sameer Kathmale | ||
2019 | Swapnil Dhopade | [9] |
Divya Deshmukh | ||
Harshit Raja | ||
Rakesh Kulkarni | ||
Raunak Sadhwani |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2010-11 | Kiran Pethe | [10] |
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2011-12 | Rahi Sarnobat | [11] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2014-15 | Ashish Mane | [12] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2012-13 | Prathamesh Sobnar | |
2013-14 | Sandeep Tulsi Yadav | [13] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2012-13 | Chandrakant Mali | [14] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2000-01 | Hrishikesh Kanitkar | [15] |
2015-16 | Rohit Sharma | [16] |
2016-17 | Ajinkya Rahane | [17] |
2017-18 | Smriti Mandhana | [18] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2007-08 | Vrushali Gaikwad | [19] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs |
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2018-19 | Vighnesh Devlekar | [20] |
Year | Recipient Name | Refs | ||
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2008-09 | Ruta Deshmukh | Uday Deshpande | Aditi Deshpande | Himani Parab |
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