CURRENT UPDATE : OLYMPIC GAMES: RIO 2016

RIO 2016 - OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT

2,102 is the number of gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded to the athletes competing in the Olympic Games.

Rank by gold :

RANK	COUNTRY		GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	TOTAL
1	USA	UNITED STATES	46	37	38	121
2	GBR	GREAT BRITAIN	27	23	17	67
3	CHN	CHINA	26	18	26	70
4	RUS	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	19	18	19	56
5	GER	GERMANY	17	10	15	42
6	JPN	JAPAN	12	8	21	41
7	FRA	FRANCE	10	18	14	42
8	KOR	REPUBLIC OF KOREA	9	3	9	21
9	ITA	ITALY	8	12	8	28
10	AUS	AUSTRALIA	8	11	10	29
11	NED	NETHERLANDS	8	7	4	19
12	HUN	HUNGARY	8	3	4	15
13	BRA	BRAZIL	7	6	6	19
14	ESP	SPAIN	7	4	6	17
15	KEN	KENYA	6	6	1	13
16	JAM	JAMAICA	6	3	2	11
17	CRO	CROATIA	5	3	2	10
18	CUB	CUBA	5	2	4	11
19	NZL	NEW ZEALAND	4	9	5	18
20	CAN	CANADA	4	3	15	22
21	UZB	UZBEKISTAN	4	2	7	13
22	KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN	3	5	9	17
23	COL	COLOMBIA	3	2	3	8
24	SUI	SWITZERLAND	3	2	2	7
25	IRI	IRAN	3	1	4	8
26	GRE	GREECE	3	1	2	6
27	ARG	ARGENTINA	3	1	0	4
28	DEN	DENMARK	2	6	7	15
29	SWE	SWEDEN	2	6	3	11
30	RSA	SOUTH AFRICA	2	6	2	10
31	UKR	UKRAINE	2	5	4	11
32	SRB	SERBIA	2	4	2	8
33	POL	POLAND	2	3	6	11
34	PRK	DPR KOREA	2	3	2	7
35	BEL	BELGIUM	2	2	2	6
35	THA	THAILAND	2	2	2	6
37	SVK	SLOVAKIA	2	2	0	4
38	GEO	GEORGIA	2	1	4	7
39	AZE	AZERBAIJAN	1	7	10	18
40	BLR	BELARUS	1	4	4	9
41	TUR	TURKEY	1	3	4	8
42	ARM	ARMENIA	1	3	0	4
43	CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	1	2	7	10
44	ETH	ETHIOPIA	1	2	5	8
45	SLO	SLOVENIA	1	2	1	4
46	INA	INDONESIA	1	2	0	3
47	ROU	ROMANIA	1	1	3	5
48	BRN	BAHRAIN	1	1	0	2
48	VIE	VIETNAM	1	1	0	2
50	TPE	TAIPEI (CHINESE TAIPEI)	1	0	2	3
51	BAH	BAHAMAS	1	0	1	2
51	CIV	CÔTE D'IVOIRE	1	0	1	2
51	IOA	IOA	1	0	1	2
54	FIJ	FIJI	1	0	0	1
54	JOR	JORDAN	1	0	0	1
54	KOS	KOSOVO	1	0	0	1
54	PUR	PUERTO RICO	1	0	0	1
54	SIN	SINGAPORE	1	0	0	1
54	TJK	TAJIKISTAN	1	0	0	1
60	MAS	MALAYSIA	0	4	1	5
61	MEX	MEXICO	0	3	2	5
62	ALG	ALGERIA	0	2	0	2
62	IRL	IRELAND	0	2	0	2
64	LTU	LITHUANIA	0	1	3	4
65	BUL	BULGARIA	0	1	2	3
65	VEN	VENEZUELA	0	1	2	3
67	IND	INDIA	0	1	1	2
67	MGL	MONGOLIA	0	1	1	2
69	BDI	BURUNDI	0	1	0	1
69	GRN	GRENADA	0	1	0	1
69	NIG	NIGER	0	1	0	1
69	PHI	PHILIPPINES	0	1	0	1
69	QAT	QATAR	0	1	0	1
74	NOR	NORWAY	0	0	4	4
75	EGY	EGYPT	0	0	3	3
75	TUN	TUNISIA	0	0	3	3
77	ISR	ISRAEL	0	0	2	2
78	AUT	AUSTRIA	0	0	1	1
78	DOM	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	0	0	1	1
78	EST	ESTONIA	0	0	1	1
78	FIN	FINLAND	0	0	1	1
78	MAR	MOROCCO	0	0	1	1
78	MDA	REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA	0	0	1	1
78	NGR	NIGERIA	0	0	1	1
78	POR	PORTUGAL	0	0	1	1
78	TTO	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	0	0	1	1
78	TTO	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	0	0	1	1
78	UAE	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	0	0	1	1

CURRENT UPDATE: NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS – 2016

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS – 2016

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.  Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years; Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years; Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events, Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar  is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committees consisting of former  Olympians, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, Sports Journalists/Experts/Commentators and sports administrators. Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice S.K. Agarwal, Retired Delhi High Court Judge.  Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by Ms. M.C. Mary Kom. Selection Committee for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was headed by Shri Rajiv Yadav, Secretary (Sports). 

Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has  decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons/ coaches/organizations:

(I)         RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RANTA 2016 

S.No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Ms. P.V. Sindhu	Badminton
2.	Ms. Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastics
3.	Shri Jitu Rai	Shooting
4.	Ms. Sakshi Malik	Wrestling

(II) DRONACHARYA AWARDS 2016

S.No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1	Shri Nagapuri Ramesh	Athletics
2	Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal	Boxing
3.	Shri Raj Kumar Sharma	Cricket
4.	Shri Bishweshwar Nandi	Gymnastics
5.	Shri S. Pradeep Kumar	Swimming (Lifetime)
6.	Shri Mahabir Singh	Wrestling (Lifetime)

(III)        ARJUNA AWARDS 2016

S. No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Shri Rajat Chauhan	Archery
2.	Ms. Lalita Babar	Athletics
3.	Shri Sourav Kothari	Billiards & Snooker
4.	Shri Shiva Thapa	Boxing
5.	Shri Ajinkya Rahane	Cricket
6.	Shri Subrata Paul	Football
7.	Ms. Rani	Hockey
8.	Shri Raghunath V.R.	Hockey
9.	Shri Gurpreet Singh	Shooting
10.	Ms. Apurvi Chandela	Shooting
11.	Shri Soumyajit Ghosh	Table Tennis
12.	Ms. Vinesh	Wrestling
13.	Shri Amit Kumar	Wrestling
14.	Shri Sandeep Singh Mann	Para-Athletics
15.	Shri Virender Singh	Wrestling (Deaf)

(IV) DHYAN CHAND AWARD 2015

S. No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1	Ms. Satti Geetha	Athletics
2	Shri Sylvanus Dung Dung	Hockey
3	Shri Rajendra Pralhad Shelke	Rowing

(V) RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHANA PURUSHKAR, 2016

S. No.	Category	Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuruskar, 2016
1.	Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	1.Hockey Citizen Group 2.Dadar Parsee Zorostrian cricket club 3.Usha School of Athletics 4. STAIRS
2.	Encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility	India Infrastructure Finance Corporate Limited
3.	Employment to sportspersons and other welfare measures	Reserve Bank of India
4.	Sports for Development	Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society

 (VI) MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY 2015-16

 Punjabi University, Patiala

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2016. 

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh.  Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each.  Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given Trophies and certificates. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments will be given MAKA Trophy, award money of Rs. 10 lakh and certificate.

CURRENT UPDATE : FOUR SITES INSCRIBED ON UNESCO’S WORLD HERITAGE LIST

The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 40th session since 10 July, this morning inscribed four new sites in China, India, Iran and Micronesia on the World Heritage List. Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia in the Federated States of Micronesia was inscribed both on the World Heritage List and on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The new sites, in the order of their inscription are:

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (People’s Republic of China) – Located on the steep cliffs in the border regions of southwest China, these 38 sites of rock art illustrate the life and rituals of the Luoyue people. They date from the period around the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. In a surrounding landscape of karst, rivers and plateaux, they depict ceremonies which have been interpreted as portraying the bronze drum culture once prevalent across southern China. This cultural landscape is the only remains of this culture today.

Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar (India) – The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. It includes stupas, shrines, viharas (residential and educational buildings) and important art works in stucco, stone and metal. Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of the Indian Subcontinent. It engaged in the organized transmission of knowledge over an uninterrupted period of 800 years. The historical development of the site testifies to the development of Buddhism into a religion and the flourishing of monastic and educational traditions.

The Persian Qanat (Islamic Republic of Iran) – Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water along underground tunnels by gravity, often over many kilometres. The eleven qanats representing this system include rest areas for workers, water reservoirs and watermills. The traditional communal management system still in place allows equitable and sustainable water sharing and distribution. The qanats provide exceptional testimony to cultural traditions and civilizations in desert areas with an arid climate.

Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia) – Nan Madol is a series of 99 artificial islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces, temples, tombs and residential domains built between 1200 and 1500 CE. These ruins represent the ceremonial centre of the Saudeleur dynasty, a vibrant period in Pacific Island culture. The huge scale of the edifices, their technical sophistication and the concentration of megalithic structures bear testimony to complex social and religious practices of the island societies of the period. The site was also inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to threats, notably the siltation of waterways that is contributing to the unchecked growth of mangroves and undermining existing edifices.

The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee began on 10 July and will continue until 20 July in Istanbul, Turkey. It is chaired by Ambassador, Director General of Cultural Affairs and Promotion Abroad of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lale Ülker.