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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.
Arjuna Award: Female 2013 P. V. Sindhu: Arjuna Award: Female 2014 Valiyaveetil Diju: Arjuna Award: Male 2015 Srikanth Kidambi: Arjuna Award: Male 2018 N. Sikki Reddy: Arjuna Award: Female 2019 B. Sai Praneeth: Arjuna Award: Male 2020 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy: Arjuna Award: Male 2020 Chirag Shetty: Arjuna Award: Male 2022 Lakshya Sen: Arjuna ...
As of 2020, the award comprises "a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹ 15 lakh (US$17,000)." [ a ] Instituted in 1961 to honour the outstanding sportspersons of the country, [ 8 ] the award over the years has undergone a number of expansions, reviews and rationalizations.
Arjuna Award: Male 2020 Divij Sharan: Arjuna Award: Male 2021 Ankita Raina: Arjuna Award: Female 2014 Zeeshan Ali: Dhyan Chand Award: Male 2015 Shiv Prakash Mishra: Dhyan Chand Award: Male 2019 Nitin Kirtane: Dhyan Chand Award: Male 2020 Nandan P. Bal: Dhyan Chand Award: Male 2020 Naresh Kumar + Dronacharya Award: Male
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As of 2020, four cricketers have been awarded the highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.The first recipient was Sachin Tendulkar, considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, and the first cricketer to score 100 centuries in international competition. [5]
The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of the Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan , usually on 29 August. [ 1 ]