Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur confers SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches
- Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur presented the first ever SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches on November 17, 2021 in New Delhi.
- From the total 246 awardees, 162 athletes and 84 coaches were honoured in the Outstanding Award and Best Award category.
- The awards have been given for the exceptional performance of the SAI athletes and coaches at national and international competitions from 2016 under the various sports promotion schemes.
- The inaugural awards have been granted to the deserving candidates for the years of 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.