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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 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 ...
The award is named after Arjuna, a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.He is one of the Pandavas, depicted as a skilled archer winning the hand of Draupadi in marriage and in the Kurukshetra War, Lord Krishna becomes his charioteer teaching him the sacred knowledge of Gita. [4]
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 four awards presented in parasports are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [ 1 ] First presented in the year 1974, a total of forty-three individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in parasports for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four ...
Arjuna Award; List of Arjuna Award recipients (1961–1969) List of Arjuna Award recipients (1970–1979) List of Arjuna Award recipients (1980–1989) List of Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999) List of Arjuna Award recipients (2000–2009) List of Arjuna Award recipients (2010–2019) List of Arjuna Award recipients (2020–2029)
The four awards presented in athletics are the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, and Dronacharya Award. [ 1 ] First presented in the year 1961, the Arjuna Award in athletics has been given to a total of 94 individuals for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of the previous four years ...
Arjuna Award: Male 2005 Anju Jain: Arjuna Award: Female 2006 Anjum Chopra: Arjuna Award: Female 2009 Gautam Gambhir: Arjuna Award: Male 2010 Jhulan Goswami: Arjuna Award: Female 2011 Zaheer Khan: Arjuna Award: Male 2012 Yuvraj Singh: Arjuna Award: Male 2013 Virat Kohli: Arjuna Award: Male 2014 Ravichandran Ashwin: Arjuna Award: Male 2015 Rohit ...