President Murmu to present National Sports Awards 2022 today
President Murmu to present National Sports Awards 2022 today
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New Delhi: President Draupadi Murmu is scheduled to present the National Sports Awards 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 4 pm today. Table tennis star Sharath Kamal Achanta will be given the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. Along with this, 25 sportspersons will receive the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in the sport. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Let us also tell you that the National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.

A day before the 2022 National Sports Awards ceremony, several award-winning athletes and coaches visited the National War Memorial here on Tuesday to pay homage to the martyred Indian soldiers. Some of the prominent athletes who visited the war memorial included boxer Nikhat Zareen, badminton players Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, steeplechaser Avinash Sable and chess player R Pragyananandha. For the year 2022, more than 40 sports awards are being given, including one Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, and 25 Arjuna awards.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022-

1. Mr. Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)

Arjuna Award for the year 2022-

1. Ms. Seema Punia (Athletics)
2. Mr. Aldous Paul (Athletics)
3. Mr. Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics)
4. Mr. Lakshmi Sen (Badminton)
5. Mr. Prannoy HS (Badminton)
6. Mr. Amit (Boxing)
7. Ms. Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)
8. Ms. Bhakti Pradeep Kulkarni (Chess)
9. Mr. R. Pragyanananda (Chess)
10. Ms. Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey)
11. Ms. Sushila Devi (Judo)
12. Ms. Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi)
13. Ms. Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Ball)
14. Mr. Sagar Kailas Ovalkar (Mallamb)
15. Ms. Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting)
16. Om Prakash Mitharwal (Shooting)
17. Ms. Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis)
18. Mr. Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting)
19. Ms. Anshu (Wrestling)
20. Ms. Sarita (Wrestling)
21. Mr. Parveen (Wushu)
22. Ms. Mansi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
23. Mr. Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton)
24. Mr. Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Badminton)
25. Ms. Jerlin Anika J (DAF Badminton)

Dronacharya Award for the year 2022

1. Mr. Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery)
2. Mr. Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing)
3. Ms. Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting)
4. Mr. Sujit Mann (Wrestling)

2022 Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement-

1. Ms. Ashwini Akkunji (Athletics)
2. Mr. Dharamvir Singh (Hockey)
3. Mr. B.C. Suresh (Kabaddi)
4. Mr. Neer Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics)

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