National Sports Award: Achant Sharath got Khel Ratna, 25 players honored with Arjuna Award

After a delay of three months, this year’s Sports Awards were finally given on Wednesday. The country’s President Draupadi Murmu honored the players who have brought laurels to India in the world of sports. Sports Awards are usually given on 28 August. Sports Day is celebrated on August 28 on the occasion of the birthday of hockey player Major Dhyanchand. Although this year the awards are being delayed due to the Commonwealth Games.

India’s star and experienced table tennis player Sharath Kamal was awarded the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award this year. He was the only player to receive this award this year. Apart from them, 25 players were selected for the Arjuna Award. Players and coaches were honored in a program organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan. No cricketer is included in this year’s list of winners.

These players were honored

Apart from Achant Sharath Kamal, 25 players have been honored with the Arjuna Award. Among these 25 players, Commonwealth Games gold-winning badminton player Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Boxing World Championship gold-winning Nikhat Zareen, Commonwealth Games medal-winning judoka Sushila Kumari, boxer Panghal, table tennis player Sreeja Akula, athlete Avinash Sable. players are included.

President #DroupadiMurmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2022 on Sharath Kamal Achanta in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Table Tennis.#NationalSportsAwards2022 , @sharathkamal1 pic.twitter.com/D63LwQ31sH

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) October 30, 2022

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022

Sharath Kamal Achant (Table Tennis)

Arjuna Award

Seema Punia (Athletics) Aldhaus Paul (Athletics) Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics) Lakshya Sen (Badminton) HS Prannoy (Badminton) Amit Panghal (Boxing) Nikhat Zareen (Boxing) Bhakti Pradeep Kulkarni (Chess) R Pragyananand (Chess)

Anshu (Wrestling) Sarita (Wrestling) Parveen (Wushu) Mansi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton) Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton) Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Badminton) Jerlin Anika J (Dauf Badminton)

Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey), Sushila Devi (Judo), Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi), Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Ball), Sagar Kailas Ovalkar (Mallakhamb), Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting), Omprakash Mitharwal (Shooting), Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis), Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting) Anshu (Wrestling) Sarita (Wrestling) Parveen (Wushu) Mansi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton) Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton) Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Badminton) Jerlin Anika J (Dauf Badminton)

Dronacharya Award for the year 2022 Jeevanjot Singh Teja (Archery) Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing) Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting) Sujit Mann (Wrestling)

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement 2022 – Ashwini Akkunji C. (Athletics) Dharamveer Singh (Hockey) B.C Suresh (Kabaddi) Neer Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics)