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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recently announced National Sports Awards 2022.
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India’s Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal has been conferred with the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award for 2022.
Seema Punia and Lakshya Sen were amongst the Arjuna Award winners for this year.
Eldhose Paul, Avinash Mukund Sable, and Nikhat Zareen were also conferred with Arjuna Awards.
The Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in the Sports and Games Regular category went to Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting) and Sujeet Maan (Wrestling).
Name of the Awards
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: It is the highest sporting honour of India. It was instituted in 1991–92. The recipient(s) is/are honoured for their outstanding performance in the field of sports over a period of four years at the international level.
Dronacharya Awards: It was instituted in 1985 to honour eminent Coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events.
Arjuna awards: It was instituted in 1961. To be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson should have had not only good performance over the previous four years at the International level but also should have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
Dhyan Chand Award:Â It was instituted in 2002. It is an award for lifetime achievements in sports.
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award: It is the highest national recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of adventure on land, sea and air.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: It was instituted in 1956-57 to honour the top overall performing university in the Inter-University Tournaments.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar:Â It was instituted in 2009 to recognize the corporate entities (both in the private and public sectorss) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
Major Dhyaan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta – Table Tennis
Arjuna Awards For Sports and Games 2022
1.
Ms Seema Punia
Athletics
2.
Shri Eldhose Paul
Athletics
3.
Shri Avinash Mukund Sable
Athletics
4.
Shri Lakshya Sen
Badminton
5.
Shri Prannoy HS
Badminton
6.
Shri Amit
Boxing
7.
Ms Nikhat Zareen
Boxing
8.
Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni
Chess
9.
Shri R Praggnanandhaa
Chess
10.
Ms Deep Grace Ekka
Hockey
11.
Ms Shushila Devi
Judo
12.
Ms Sakshi Kumari
Kabaddi
13.
Ms Nayan Moni Saikia
Lawn Bowl
14.
Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar
Mallakhamb
15.
Ms ElavenilValarivan
Shooting
16.
Shri Omprakash Mitharval
Shooting
17.
Ms Sreeja Akula
Table Tennis
18.
Shri Vikas Thakur
Weightlifting
19.
Ms Anshu
Wrestling
20.
Ms Sarita
Wrestling
21.
Shri Parveen
Wushu
22.
Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Para-Badminton
23.
Shri Tarun Dhillon
Para Badminton
24.
Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil
Para Swimming
25.
Ms Jerlin Anika J
Deaf Badminton
Dhyanchand Award For Lifetime Achievement
1.
Ms Ashwini Akkunji C.
Athletics
2.
Shri Dharamvir Singh
Hockey
3.
Shri B.C Suresh
Kabaddi
4.
Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung
Para Athletics
Dronacharya Award for Coaches in Sports and Games: Regular Category
1.
Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja
Archery
2.
Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar
Boxing
3.
Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur
Para Shooting
4.
Shri Sujeet Maan
Wrestling
Dronacharya Award for Coaches in Sports and Games: Lifetime Category
1.
Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad
Cricket
2.
Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh
Football
3.
Shri Raj Singh
Wrestling
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
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Category
Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022
1.
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent
TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
2.
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility
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