The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports introduced the National Sports Awards 2023 on Wednesday. The awardees will obtain their awards from the President of India at a specifically organized operate at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024 (Tuesday) at 11:00 hours, as per a press launch from the ministry.
Based on the suggestions of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has determined to confer awards upon the next sportspersons, coaches and entities:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (badminton).
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, popularly referred to as ‘Sat-Chi’ have secured three Badminton World Federation (BWF) titles this 12 months, the Swiss Open, the Indonesia Open and the Korea Open. They additionally received India’s historic first-ever badminton gold on the Asian Games in Hangzhou and in addition the Asian Championships gold in April. (WATCH: ‘He’ll Bat, Don’t Worry,’ MI Owner Responds To Fan’s Request To Make Rohit Sharma Captain Again)
The duo in October grew to become the primary doubles pair in Indian badminton historical past to be ranked at world primary in BWF rankings. Last 12 months, the Indian shuttlers have been part of the nation’s historic, game-changing Thomas Cup win. They additionally bagged medals on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham (gold) and World Championships (bronze).
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 (garden ball), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (capturing), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Ayhika Mukherjee (desk tennis), Esha Singh (capturing), 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 yearly to acknowledge and reward excellence in sports activities.
‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ is given for the spectacular and most excellent efficiency within the discipline of sports activities by a sportsperson over the interval of the earlier 4 years.
‘Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games’ is given for good efficiency over a interval of the earlier 4 years and for exhibiting qualities of management, sportsmanship and a way of self-discipline.
‘Dronacharya Award for excellent coaches in Sports and Games’ is given to coaches for doing excellent and meritorious work on a constant foundation and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International occasions.
‘Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games’ is given to honour sportspersons who’ve contributed to sports activities via their efficiency and who proceed to contribute to the promotion of sports activities occasions after their retirement.
The general top-performing college in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy. The functions have been invited on-line and sportspersons/coaches/entities have been permitted to self-apply via a devoted Online Portal. A lot of functions/nominations have been acquired for these awards this 12 months, which have been thought of by the Selection Committee headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India and consisting of members from eminent sportspersons, individuals having expertise in sports activities journalism and sports activities directors.
