NEW DELHI: Star Indian pacer
Mohammed Shami
, a key contributor to India's ODI World Cup campaign, expressed his delight at being conferred with the prestigious
Arjuna Award
.
Shami, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation for an ankle injury, received the award from President
Droupadi Murmu
at the National Sports Awards ceremony on Tuesday.
The Arjuna Award, India's second-highest sporting honor, is presented to athletes for outstanding performance over the previous four years, coupled with qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and discipline.
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The awards ceremony, held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday, witnessed the presentation of various awards to sportspersons, coaches, and entities for their outstanding contributions to sports in the country.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the
National Sports Awards 2023
, honoring individuals and institutions that have excelled in their respective fields.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award:
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (badminton)
Arjuna Award: 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 (lawn ball), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Ayhika Mukherjee (table tennis), Esha Singh (shooting), 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).
Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games 2023: Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb), Mahavir Saini (para athletics), Lalit Kumar (wrestling), RB Ramesh (chess), Shivendra Singh (hockey).
Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award: Kavita (kabaddi), Manjusha Kanwar (badminton), Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey).
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (winner), Lovely Professional University, Punjab (1st runners-up), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2nd runners-up)
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
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