Srabani Nanda wins Ekalabya award 2016

Q.  Sprinter Srabani Nanda won which prize for sporting excellence on 8th Oct 2016?
- Published on 12 Oct 16

a. Ekalavya
b. Ekalabya
c. Ekadisha
d. Ekadashi

ANSWER: Ekalabya
 
Srabani Nanda wins Ekalabya award 2016Sprinter Srabani Nanda on Oct 8 2016 won the 24th Ekalabya Award for 2016 in recognition of her sporting excellence.
  • She is an Indian woman sprint runner athlete from Odisha specialised in 4x100m relay, 100m and 200m sprint events
  • She belongs to the Odisha district Kandhmal
  • She qualified for the Rio Olympics in the 200m women’s category
  • Srabani won gold in 200m, silver in 100m and 4x100m relay at the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati in February 2016
  • She won bronze in the 100m and 4x100m relay in the Asian Grand Prix Athletics in Thailand in 2015
  • Ekalabya award is instituted in the year 1993 by the Indian metals Public Charitable Trust of the IMFA group of companies
  • It is given annually to young sportspersons of Odisha in recognition of their outstanding performance in the preceding two years
  • It was instituted to promote, encourage and recognise Odia sports personalities in the State.

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