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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 award was the highest sporting honour of India.
As of 2020, the award comprises "a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹ 15 lakh (US$18,000)." [ a ] Instituted in 1961 to honour the outstanding sportspersons of the country, [ 8 ] the award over the years has undergone a number of expansions, reviews and rationalizations.
List of Arjuna Award recipients (2010–2019) List of Arjuna Award recipients (2020–2029) A. Manuel Aaron; ... This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, ...
Arjuna Award: Male 2015 Srikanth Kidambi: Arjuna Award: Male 2018 N. Sikki Reddy: Arjuna Award: Female 2019 B. Sai Praneeth: Arjuna Award: Male 2020 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy: Arjuna Award: Male 2020 Chirag Shetty: Arjuna Award: Male 2022 Lakshya Sen: Arjuna Award: Male 2022 Prannoy H. S. Arjuna Award: Male 2020 Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe: Dhyan ...
The nominations for the award are received from all government-recognised National Sports Federations, the Indian Olympic Association, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, the state and the union territory governments and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awardees of the ...
She is the first Indian woman to be conferred the Arjuna Award [4] in Equestrian for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports by the Government of India. [5] [6] Divyakriti has been appointed as the Election Icon for Rajasthan by the Election Commission of India. She has won Times of India ...
As of 2020, three sportspersons in athletics have been awarded the highest sporting award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.The first recipient was Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, a former middle distance runner who won a gold medal in 800 metres at the 1995 Asian Athletics Championships, a bronze medal in 1500 metres at the 1998 Asian Athletics Championships, and a gold medal in both the 800 metres and 1500 ...
Bhriguvanshi was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India for the year 2020. [ 1 ] Bhriguvanshi also has a biography by Nirupma Baghley, titled Vishesh: Code To Win , about him being India’s youngest captain.