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In Photos: From Shami to Sheetal, India's Sporting Heroes Conferred With Awards
India's top athletes bestowed with awards by President Droupadi Murmu at the National Sports Awards 2024.
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In Photos: The National Sports Awards were given today by President Draupadi Murmu.
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President Droupadi Murmu bestowed India's sporting heroes with the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi today (9 January).
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For his excellent performances in the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, where he finished as the highest wicket-taker with 24 scalps, Mohammed Shami won the Arjuna Award.
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Para-archer Sheetal Devi, who won three medals at the 2023 Asian Para Games, was also given the Arjuna Award.
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Krishan Bahadur Pathak, member of the Asian Games and Asian Champions Trophy winning Indian hockey teams, won the Arjuna Award.
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Sushila Chanu, a field hockey player who played a crucial role in the Indian women's hockey team's bronze medal triumph at the Asian Games, got the Arjuna Award.
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Golfer Diksha Dagar, winner of the Czech Ladies Open, with her Arjuna Award.
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Kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat led the Indian team to Asian Games and Asian Kabaddi Championships gold. He won the Arjuna Award.
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Archer Ojas Pravin Deotale, who won four gold medals in 2023 – three at the Asian Games and one at the World Archery Championships – poses with his Arjuna Award.
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Another trailblazer in archery, Aditi Gopichand Swami was also given the Arjuna Award.
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Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who won a silver medal at the Asian Games, poses with his Arjuna Award.
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Athlete Parul Chaudhary, winner of a gold and a silver medal at the Asian Games, was bestowed with the Arjuna Award.
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Chess wizard R Vaishali, R Praggnanandhaa's sister who has qualified for the 2024 Candidates Tournament, won the Arjuna Award.
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Equestrian Anush Agarwalla, who won two historic medals at the Asian Games, also won an Arjuna Award.
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Anush's equestrian teammate, Divyakriti Singh was among the Arjuna Award recipients.
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Wresting coach Lalit Kumar received the prestigious Dronacharya Award.
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Chess coach RB Ramesh, who had a major role to play in the meteoric rise of R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali, also got the Dronacharya Award.
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Para-athletics coach Mahaveer Prasad Saini poses with his Dronacharya Award.
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Table tennis coach Jayanta Kumar Pushilal was among the Dronacharya Award recipients.
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Kabaddi coach E Bhaskaran, who oversaw the revival of the Indian kabaddi team, also got the Dronacharya Award.
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President Droupadi Murmu presents Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023 to JAIN (Deemed-to-be University).
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Wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi also got the Arjuna Award for winning a silver medal at the Asian Games.
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Wrestler Sunil Kumar, bronze medallist at the Asian Games, posing with the Arjuna Award.
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Wrestler Antim Panghal also got the Arjuna Award. She, too, won the bronze medal at the Asian Games.
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Former Kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj got the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement.
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Former hockey player Vineet Kumar Sharma was also bestowed with the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement.
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The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award was presented to Tulasi Chaitanya Mothukuri.
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Skydiver Anshu Kumar Tiwari poses with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.
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Parveen Singh with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.
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Table tennis player Ayhika Mukherjee who won the bronze medal in women's doubles along with Sutirtha Mukherjee received the Arjuna award.
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