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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.
The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [1] is a sports honour of the 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 ...
Before the introduction of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honour of India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As of 2020 [update] , the award comprises "a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹ 15 lakh (US$18,000)."
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]
The Arjuna Award, officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, [1] is the sports honour of the 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 ...
In 2023, she became the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the World Archery Championships and multiple gold medals at the Asian Games. She was awarded the Arjuna award , India's second highest sporting honor in 2017 becoming the youngest from South India to win the award.
She won a gold medal in team event in Equestrian Dressage at the 2022 Asian Games [2] [3] held at Hangzhou, China. 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.
Arjuna Award: Male 1969 Dipu Ghosh: Arjuna Award: Male 1970 Damayanti Tambay: Arjuna Award: Female 1971 Sobha Morthy: Arjuna Award: Female 1972 Prakash Padukone: Arjuna Award: Male 1974 Raman Ghosh: Arjuna Award: Male 1975 Devinder Ahuja: Arjuna Award: Male 1976 Ami Ghia: Arjuna Award: Female 1977–1978 Kanwal Thakar Singh: Arjuna Award ...