K’taka sports awards announced: Karun Nair, Ashwal Rai get Ekalavya Award; Gopal Naik gets Kreeda Ratna

Team Udayavani, Apr 4, 2022, 3:21 PM IST

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports Dr. Narayana Gowda, on Monday, released the list of Ekalavya, Karnataka Kreeda Ratna, Lifetime Achievement, Sports Sponsor awardees for the year 2020-21.

Addressing the media persons at Vikasa Soudha, the minister said that 15 sportspersons will be honored with Ekalavya Award, 14 with the Karnataka Kreeda Ratna award, 10 organizations with the Sports Sponsor award, and 2 with lifetime achievement.

The awardees were chosen by the expert committee formed for the purpose, the minister said. The award ceremony will be held soon after a discussion with the chief minister, he added.

Ekalavya Awardees 

• Jeevan KS – Athletics
• Nitin – Net ball
• Ashwini Bhat – Badminton
• G Taran Krishnaprasad – Rowing
• Lopamudra Thimmayya – Basketball
• Likhith S.P – Swimming
• Karun Nair – Cricket
• Anargya Manjunath – Table Tennis
• Danamma Chichakhandi – Cycling
• Ashwal Rai – Volleyball
• Vasundhara MN – Judo
• Pradhan Somanna – Hockey
• Prashant Kumar Rai – Kabaddi
• Radha V – Para Athletics
• Munir Basha – Kho Kho

Lifetime Achievement award

• Gavankar G V – Athletics
• Capt Dileep Kumar – Kayaking and Canoeing

Karnataka Kreeda Ratna Awardees

• Pooja Gaali – Atya patya
• B N Kiran Kumar – Ballbadminton
• Gopal Naik – Kambala
• Deeksha K – Kho kho
• Shivayogi Basappa Bagevadi –
• Lakshmi Biredekar – Wrestling
• P Gopalakrishna – Yoga
• Raghavendra S Hondadakeri – Powerlifting
• Saiddappa Pandappa Hosamani –
• Sooraj S Annikeri – Wrestling
• Shashank BM – Para-Swimming
• D Nagaraju – Yoga
• Shrivarshini – Gymnastics
• Avinash V Naik – Judo