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The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-two individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]
113. ← Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [1] is the sports honour of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Before the introduction of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–1992, the Arjuna ...
178. 2020–2029. 113. The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [3] is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one of the characters of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India. [4]
[11] [12] Another sportsperson, para-badminton player Raj Kumar, a gold medalist in the 2015 Para-Badminton World Championships in England, approached the Delhi High Court after not being awarded the Arjuna Award in 2016. He finally won the legal battle over having higher points than the other para-athlete awarded, and two years later, in ...
Boys' doubles. BWF profile. Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (born 10 August 1992) is an Indian former badminton player. [4][5][6] He became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal in the BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone in 1983. [7] Sai Praneeth was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2019. [8]
Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. [3] He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, [4] becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. [5][6] He runs the Gopichand Badminton ...
Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is an Indian badminton player. A former World No.6, he trains at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2012. [1][2] He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics, being the first male player from India ...
Saina Nehwal (pronunciation ⓘ; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian professional badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female ...