National Sports Awards 2022: Several Indian stars have received prestigious awards from President Droupadi Murmu. Sharath Kamal Achanta has received Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, while Nikhat Zareen and Lakshya Sen among others have received Arjuna awards.
Manpreet was originally recommended for the Arjuna award but he joined veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees for the highest sporting honour.
For Arjuna Award, the Board will send the names of senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who was ignored last year, K L Rahul and pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
The Indian tennis body has also sent names of Balram Singh and Enrico Piperno for the Dhyanchand honour.
The double Olympic medalist in wrestling, Sushil Kumar stated that prestigious awards like Arjuna and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna must be given to players after meticulous decision-making.
The Sports Ministry on May 5 invited nominations for the 2020 National Sports Awards including the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and the Arjuna Award.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister congratulated all the athletes and coaches who have been conferred with the awards.
The National Awardees came together to reply to their fans in on a variety of subjects.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among 20 sportspersons picked for the Arjuna Awards.
New Delhi: Sania Mirza's name was today officially approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour. The government also named
New Delhi: Disgruntled Hockey India (HI) secretary Narinder Batra Wednesday launched a tirade against cricket legend Kapil Dev, who headed the Arjuna Awards selection committee, calling him an opportunist and said the World Cup-winning captain
New Delhi: The controversial recommendation of boxer Jai Bhagwan and squash player Anaka Alankamony for the prestigious Arjuna Awards stands after the Kapil Dev-led selection committee met again and decided not to make any changes
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) Wednesday blasted the Kapil Dev-led Arjuna Awards selection committee after none of the seven players it had recommended were chosen for the prestigious award.The seven players were Joydeep Kaur and
New Delhi, Aug 29: Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were today jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award—the country's highest sporting honour—while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards
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