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The National Sports Awards, considered the most prestigious in the field of sports, were announced by the Center on Wednesday (December 20). A total of 26 players including senior cricketer Mohammad Shami and para archer Sheetal Devi have been selected for the Arjuna Award. Also, star badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Meanwhile, the Sports Ministry has decided to honor 26 players with the Arjuna Award this year. Along with Shami, blind cricketer Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy will also be given the Arjuna Award. Players who won in various sports including Kabaddi, Athletics, Archery, Wrestling were also selected for National Sports Awards. Apart from them, 5 coaches from different sports have been selected for the Dronacharya Award. Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to three veterans. All the winners will be conferred the awards on 9th January 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Draupadi Murmu.
Winners of National Sports Awards
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna..
Chirag Shetty- Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton).
Arjuna Awards:
- Ojas Praveen Deotale (Archery)
- Aditi Gopichand Swamy (Archery)
- Murali Srishankar (Athletics)
- Parul Chaudhary (Athletics),
- Mohammad Husamuddin (Boxing),
- R Vaishali (Chess),
- Mohammed Shami (Cricket),
- Anush Aggarwala (Equestrian),
- Divyakriti Singh (Equestrian Dressage),
- Deeksha Dagar (Golf),
- Krishan Bahadur Pathak (Hockey), Sushila Chanu (Hockey),
- Pawan Kumar (Kabaddi),
- Ritu Negi (Kabaddi),
- Nasreen (Khokho),
- Pinky (lawn bowls),
- Aishwari Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting),
- Esha Singh (Shooting),
- Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (Squash),
- Aihika Mukherjee (Table Tennis),
- Sunil Kumar (Wrestling),
- Antim (wrestling),
- Naurem Roshibina Devi (Ushu),
- Sheetal Devi (Para Archery),
- Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (Blind Cricket),
- Prachi Yadav (Para Canoeing).
- Dronacharya Award (Regular Category):
- Lalit Kumar (Wrestling),
- RB Ramesh (Chess),
- Mahavir Prasad Saini (Para Athletics),
- Shivendra Singh (Hockey),
- Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar (Mallakhamb).
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category):
- Jaskirat Singh Grewal (Golf)
- Bhaskaran E (Kabaddi),
- Jayantha Kumar Pushilal (Table Tennis).
Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Manjusha Kanwar (Badminton)
- Vineet Kumar Sharma (Hockey).
- Kavitha Selvaraj (Kabaddi)
Union Minister congratulates the winners.
Huge congratulations to @hardiksingh008 on winning the 2023 FIH Player of the Year (Male) Award!
With his precise passes and ability to orchestrate attacks, he not only sets the turf ablaze but inspires a generation of upcoming hockey stars with his grit and determination.… pic.twitter.com/71FD7B1OB8
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) December 20, 2023
Government announces #NationalSportsAwards 2023
Badminton players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy to be honored with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. pic.twitter.com/WY4liMD0y7
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) December 20, 2023
ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDALISTS 🏆 To all who cheered, believed, and stood by me – this gold is as much yours as it is ours. Holding this gold, I feel the weight of your love and support more than ever. This victory belongs to all of us. Thank you Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/GSouLRYgXM
— Satwik SaiRaj Rankireddy (@satwiksairaj) October 10, 2023
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