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Sports Awards India

July 3, 2022

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Four major Sports Awards in India are :

Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna award

The Rajiv Gandhi calretinin award is India’s highest honor given for achievement in sports. The words ‘khel ratna’ literally means sports gym. The award is named after late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.

The award was instituted in the year 1991- 1992 and was awarded by ministry of youths affairs and sports.

Up till 2005, the cash component was rupees 5 Lac. The money has been increased from rupees 5 Lac to rupees 7 Lac 15,000.

First awardee- Viswanathan Anand, Chess ( 1991 ).

Recent awardees of 2020 :

Rohit Sharma – Cricket
Mariyappan Thagavelu – Paralympic High Jump
Manika Batra – Table Tennis
Vinesh Phogat – Wrestling
Rani Ramphal – Hockey

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2. Arjuna Award

The Arjuna award was instituted in 1961 by the Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in national sports. The award carries a cash price of rupees 5 Lac, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scoll.

From the year 2001, the award is given only in disciplines of falling under the following categories:

Olympic Games
Asian games
Commonwealth Games
World Cup
World championship disciplines and cricket
Indigenous games
Sports for the physically challenged

Recent Winners of 2021 :

No.	Recipient	Sport Associated
1	Arpinder Singh	Athletics
2	Simranjit Kaur	Boxing
3	Shikhar Dhawan	Cricket
4	Bhavani D. C. A. Sundhararaman	Fencing
5	Amit Rohidas	Hockey
6	Birendra Lakra	Hockey
7	Dilpreet Singh	Hockey
8	Gurjant Singh	Hockey
9	Hardik Singh	Hockey
10	Harman Preet Singh	Hockey
11	Lalit Kumar Upadhyay	Hockey
12	Mandeep Singh	Hockey
13	Monika	Hockey
14	Nilakanta Sharma	Hockey
15	Rupinder Pal Singh	Hockey
16	Shamsher Singh	Hockey
17	Simranjeet Singh	Hockey
18	Sumit	Hockey
19	Surender Kumar	Hockey
20	Vandana Katariya	Hockey
21	Varun Kumar	Hockey
22	Vivek Sagar Prasad	Hockey
23	Sandeep Narwal	Kabaddi
24	Himani Uttam Parab	Mallakhamb
25	Abhishek Verma	Shooting
26	Ankita Raina	Tennis
27	Deepak Punia	Wrestling
28	Harvinder Singh^§	Para-Archery
29	Nishad Kumar^§	Para-Athletics
30	Praveen Kumar^§	Para-Athletics
31	Sharad Kumar^§	Para-Athletics
32	Yogesh Kathuniya^§	Para-Athletics
33	Suhash Yathiraj^§	Para-Badminton
34	Singhraj Adhana^§	Para-Shooting
35	Bhavina Patel^§	Para-Table-tennis

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3. Dronacharya award

Dronacharya award is an award presented by the Government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statue of Dronacharya, a scoll of honor and a cash component of rupees 5 Lac. The award was instituted in 1985.

Recent awardees 2020 :

Jude Felix – Hockey Coach
Jaspal Rana – Pistol Shooting Coach
Gaurav Khanna – Paralympic Badminton Coach

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4. DhyanChand Award

Dhyanchand Award is India’s highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games, given by the Government of India. The award is named after the legendary Indian hockey player Dhyanchand. The award was initiated in 2002. The award carries a cash price of rupees 5 Lac.

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