ARJUNA
AWARD - AWARDS
News:
National Sports Awards
2023: Mohammed Shami, Para-Archer Sheetal Devi Receive Arjuna Awards
What's
in the news?
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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the
prestigious National Sports Awards on India's top-performing athletes in a
regal ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Key
takeaways:
Awardees:
1.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2023:
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Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy
(badminton).
2.
Arjuna Awards:
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Ojas Pravin Deotale (archery), Aditi
Gopichand Swami (archery), Murali Sreeshankar (athletics), Parul Chaudhary
(athletics), Mohammad Hussamuddin (boxing), R Vaishali (chess), Mohammed Shami
(cricket), Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Divyakriti Singh (equestrian
dressage), Diksha Dagar (golf), Krishan Bahadur Pathak (hockey), Sushila Chanu
(hockey), Pawan Kumar (kabaddi), Ritu Negi (kabaddi), Nasreen (kho-kho), Pinki
(lawn bowls), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting), Esha Singh (shooting),
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (squash), Ayhika Mukherjee (table tennis), Sunil
Kumar (wrestling), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Naorem Roshibina Devi (wushu),
Sheetal Devi (para archery), Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (blind cricket), Prachi
Yadav (para canoeing).
3.
Dronacharya Award (regular category) for outstanding coaches:
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Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh
(chess), Mahaveer Prasad Saini (para-athletics), Shivendra Singh (hockey),
Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar (mallakhamb).
4.
Dronacharya Award (life-time category) for outstanding coaches:
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Jaskirat Singh Grewal (golf), Bhaskaran E
(kabaddi), Jayanta Kumar Pushilal (table tennis).
5.
Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement:
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Manjusha Kanwar (badminton), Vineet Kumar
Sharma (hockey), Kavitha Selvaraj (kabaddi).
6.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:
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Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
(overall winner university); Lovely Professional University, Punjab (1st runner
-up), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2nd runner-up).
Arjuna
awards:
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The objective of the Awards is to
recognize outstanding achievements of
sportspersons in the field of sports at international level.
History:
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It was established in 1961.
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A total of 53 cricketers have been awarded
the Arjuna Award with Saleem Durani, in 1961, the first recipient.
Given
by: The
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,
Government of India.
Cash
prize:
The Award consists of a statuette and a cash Award of Rs. 5lakh.
Sports
disciplines covered:
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Olympic games, Asian games, Commonwealth
games, World cup, World Championship disciplines and cricket or any equivalent
recognized International Tournament.
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Indigenous Games.
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Sports for physically challenged.
Eligibility
for the Award:
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A sportsperson should have had not only
good performance over the previous four years at the International level, but
should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of
discipline.
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No Award will be made for a second time to
the same person.
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The Award may be given posthumously if
such an occasion arises.
Number
of Arjuna Awards to be given in a year:
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Ordinarily not more than one award will be
given in each discipline in a particular year. But this principle of one award
per discipline may be relaxed in case of team sports and across gender.
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At
least one award is to be given exclusively for sports for physically
challenged.
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Normally not more than 15 awards could be
given in any calendar year.
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However, keeping in view the performance
of Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth, Asian and Olympic Games during a
particular year, more than 15 Awards may be allowed.