The functions for the Nationwide Sports activities Awards might be invited until November 14, mentioned the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities. The checklist of awards bestowed upon the sportspersons embody: Arjuna Award, Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award (Lifetime) and the Dronacharya Award. The opposite awards embody the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar and the Tenzing Norgay Nationwide Journey Award. Final 12 months, the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the largest sports activities honour within the nation, was awarded to star pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, popularly often called ‘Sat-Chi’ have secured three Badminton World Federation (BWF) titles in 2023, the Swiss Open, the Indonesia Open and the Korea Open. Additionally they gained India’s historic first-ever badminton gold on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou and in addition the Asian Championships gold in April.
The duo in October 2023 grew to become the primary doubles pair in Indian badminton historical past to be ranked at world primary in BWF rankings. Final 12 months, the Indian shuttlers have been additionally part of the nation’s historic, game-changing Thomas Cup win. Additionally they bagged medals on the Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham (gold) and World Championships (bronze).
The next have been the gamers who got the Arjuna Award final 12 months: Mohammed Shami (cricket), Ajay Reddy (blind cricket) Ojas Pravin Deotale (archery), Aditi Gopichand Swami (archery), Sheetal Devi (para archery), Parul Chaudhary and Murali Sreeshankar (athletics), Mohd Hussamuddin (boxing), R Vaishali (chess), Divyakriti Singh and Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Diksha Dagar (golf), Krishan Bahadur Pathak (hockey), Sushila Chanu (hockey), Pinky (garden ball), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (taking pictures), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Ayhika Mukherjee (desk tennis), Esha Singh (taking pictures), Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (squash), Sunil Kumar (wrestling), Naorem Roshibina Devi (wushu), Prachi Yadav (para canoeing), Pawan Kumar (kabaddi), Ritu Negi (kabaddi), Nasreen (kho kho).
Final 12 months, Dronacharya Award for Excellent Coaches in Sports activities and Video games winners have been: Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb), Mahavir Saini (para athletics), Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess), Shivendra Singh (hockey).
Final 12 months’s Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award: Kavita (kabaddi), Manjusha Kanwar (badminton) Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey).
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy winners from 2023: Guru Nanak Dev College, Amritsar (winner), Beautiful Skilled College, Punjab (1st runners-up), Kurukshetra College, Kurukshetra (2nd runners-up)
Nationwide Sports activities Awards are given yearly to acknowledge and reward excellence in sports activities.
‘Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ is given for the spectacular and most excellent efficiency within the discipline of sports activities by a sportsperson over the interval of the earlier 4 years.
‘Arjuna Award for Excellent Efficiency in Sports activities and Video games’ is given for good efficiency over a interval of the earlier 4 years and for displaying qualities of management, sportsmanship and a way of self-discipline.
‘Dronacharya Award for excellent coaches in Sports activities and Video games’ is given to coaches for doing excellent and meritorious work on a constant foundation and for enabling sportspersons to excel in Worldwide occasions.
‘Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports activities and Video games’ is given to honour sportspersons who’ve contributed to sports activities by means of their efficiency and who proceed to contribute to the promotion of sports activities occasions after their retirement.
The general top-performing college in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
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