Wing Commander Gajanand Yadava bags Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2019
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New Delhi, Aug 22: The Ministry of Sports announced that the recipients of National Sports Awards of this year on Friday. In a release, it stated that Wing Commander Gajanand Yadava has been awarded the 'Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2019' in the 'air adventure' category.
Gajanand Yadava is a Parachute Jump Instructor and member of IAF Skydiving Team 'Akash Ganga'. He has undertaken more than 2900 jumps to date. He is the only sportsperson who has been this prestigious award in the 'air adventure' category. Along with him, 5 sportspersons in 'land adventure', 1 in 'water adventure' and 1 for 'lifetime achievement' have been awarded 'Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2019'.
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WgCdr Gajanand Yadava, for being awarded the 'Tenzing Norgey National Adventure Award 2019' in 'Air Adventure' category.
WgCdr Gajanand Yadava, a Parachute Jump Instructor & member of IAF Skydiving Team 'AkashGanga', has undertaken more than 2900 jumps till date. pic.twitter.com/z90R6N8Enm
The Indian Air Force has congratulated him for this achievement via Twitter. "Congratulations! WgCdr Gajanand Yadava, for being awarded the `Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2019` in 'Air Adventure' category. WgCdr Gajanand Yadava, a Parachute Jump Instructor & member of IAF Skydiving Team 'Akash Ganga', has undertaken more than 2900 jumps till date," it said. The IAF also shared a few pictures of Gajanand Yadava in which he can be seen Skydiving and flying parachute.
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given every year to recognize the achievements of persons in the fields of adventure, to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork and quick, ready and effective reflexes in challenging situations and to provide an incentive to the young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities.
Meanwhile, the Air Force also congratulated to Air Force Sports Control Board (AFSCB), for being awarded the 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020', which is given for making sustained efforts towards encouragement and promotion of Sports.
"Congratulations to Air Force Sports Control Board (AFSCB), for being awarded the 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020` in 'Employment to Sports Persons and Institution of various Sports Welfare measures' category by Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports (MoYAS), Govt of India," IAF tweeted.