National Sports Awards 2023 announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, recognizing individuals’ and institution’s performance in their respective fields. On Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Arjuna Awards to various sports personalities, athletes, coaches, and organizations for their exceptional contributions to sports in the country at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has received the Arjuna Award, which is India’s second-highest sporting honor, in recognition of his exceptional performance over the last four years. The highest sporting honor in India is the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Numerous athletes from different sports have been chosen for the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023, among them World Cup hero Mohammed Shami the standout bowler in the tournament, claiming an impressive 24 wickets from just 7 matches, shooter Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Asian Games champions Ojas Pravin Deotale, and athlete Parul Chaudhary.
Shami said at the award ceremony, “This award is a dream, life passes and people are not able to win this award. I am happy that I have been nominated for this award.”
In December, the Sports Ministry announced the nominees for the annual sports awards, confirming the prestigious Khel Ratna honor for badminton players Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy, and the Arjuna Award for 26 sports personalities. On January 9, a total of 26 athletes were presented with the Arjun award.
The Arjun Award is conferred to the following disciplines:
Cricket, Asian Games, Olympic Games, World Championship Disciplines, Commonwealth Games, Parasports, Indigenous Games
National Sports Awards 2023
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 (For Badminton):
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy – Badminton – Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh
Chirag Shetty – Badminton – Malad, Mumbai
List of Arjun Award 2023
Mohammed Shami – Indian cricketer – Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
Murali Sreeshankar – Indian athlete – Palakkad, Kerala
Parul Chaudhary – Indian athlete – Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Pawan Sehrawat – Indian kabaddi player – New Delhi
Ritu Negi – Kabaddi player – Himachal Pradesh
Vaishali Rameshbabu – Indian chess grandmaster – Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sunil Kumar – Indian amateur wrestler – South West Delhi
Antim Panghal – Indian professional wrestler – Hisar, Haryana
Krishan Pathak – Indian field hockey player – Kapurthala, Punjab
Sushila Chanu – Indian field hockey player – Imphal, Manipur
Esha Singh – Indian professional shooter – Hyderabad, Telangana
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar – Indian professional shooter – Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh
Diksha Dagar – Indian professional golfer – Chappar, Jhajjar, Haryana
Mohammad Hussamuddin – Indian boxer – Nizamabad, Telangana
Aditi Swami – Indian archer – Satara, Maharashtra
Ojas Pravin Deotale – Indian archer – Nagpur, Maharashtra
Ayhika Mukherjee – Indian table tennis player – Naihati, West Bengal
Harinder Pal Sandhu – Indian squash player – Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sheetal Devi – Indian Para-Archery Player – Loidhar, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Anush Agarwalla – Indian Equestrian – Kolkata, West Bengal
Pinki Singh – Lawn Bowls – Delhi
Divyakriti Singh – Indian Equestrian – Jaipur, Rajasthan
Ajay Kumar Reddy – Indian Para-Cricketer – Macherla, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
Prachi Yadav – Indian Paracanoe athlete – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Naorem Roshibina Devi – Indian Wushu Player – Bishnpur District, Manipur.
Nasreen Shaikh – Indian Kho Kho Player – Shakurpur, Delhi
Dronacharya Award 2023 (for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games):
Mahavir Saini (Para-athletics)
Ganesh Prabhakaran (Mallakhamb)
RB Ramesh (Chess)
Lalit Kumar (Wrestling)
Shivendra Singh (Hockey)
Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award 2023:
Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey)
Manjusha Kanwar (badminton)
Kavita (kabaddi)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Winner)
Lovely Professional University, Punjab (1st runners-up)
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2nd runners-up)
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