Years of hard work and perseverance have finally given the results for many sportspersons with the release of the list of the National Sports Awards winners by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The Hon'ble President of India will confer the National Sports Awards 2023 on the 9th of January, 2024.
It can be said that the coming year is going to be very auspicious for many sportspersons of India, and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty are going to be two of them, as they will be bestowed with the prestigious
2023.
Additionally, a total of 26 sportspersons are going to receive the Arjuna Awards for their outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023.
The event
According to the press release presented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, the Hon'ble President of India is going confer the prestigious awards to the awardees at a special function on 9th January 2024, at 11:00 hours at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
After the Committee's recommendations and immense scrutiny, the list of awardees is prepared by the Government.
The National Sports Awards are conferred every year in order to recognize excellence in sports.
Take a look at the list of awardees of the National Sports Awards 2023:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023:
The award is conferred for the most outstanding performance in the area of sports by a sportsperson over the time period of the last four years.
Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj and Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty for Badminton
Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2023:
The award is conferred for great performance over a time period of the last four years and for demonstrating qualities of sportsmanship, a sense of discipline, and leadership.
Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami for Archery
Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale for Archery
Ms Parul Chaudhary for Athletics
Shri Sreeshankar M for Athletics
Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin for Boxing
Shri Mohammed Shami for Cricket
Ms R Vaishali for Chess
Ms Divyakriti Singh for Equestrian Dressage
Shri Anush Agarwalla for Equestrian
Ms Diksha Dagar for Golf
Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu for Hockey
Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak for Hockey
Ms Ritu Negi for Kabaddi
Shri Pawan Kumar for Kabaddi
Ms Nasreen for Kho-Kho
Ms Pinki for Lawn Bowls
Ms Esha Singh for Shooting
Shri Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar for Shooting
Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu for Squash
Ms Ayhika Mukherjee for Table Tenis
Ms Antim for Wrestling
Shri Sunil Kumar for Wrestling
Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi for Wushu
Ms Sheetal Devi for Para Archery
Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy for Blind Cricket
Ms Prachi Yadav for Para Canoeing
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Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games 2023
The award is conferred to coaches for demonstrating outstanding work consistently and for making it possible for sportspersons to ace in International events.
For the Regular Category
Shri Lalit Kumar for Wrestling
Shri R. B. Ramesh for Chess
Shri Maheveer Prasad Saini for Para Athletics
Shri Shivendra Singh for Hockey
Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar for Mallakhamb
For Lifetime Category
Shri Jashkirat Singh Grewal for Golf
Shri Bhaskaran E for Kabaddi
Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal for Table Tennis
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2023:
The award is conferred to honor the sportspersons who have actually contributed to the field of sports through their performance, and who contribute to sports even post-retirement.
Ms Manjusha Kanwar for Badminton
Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma for Hockey
Ms Kavitha Selvaraj for Kabaddi
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:
The award is given to the overall high-performing university in inter-university tournaments.
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for Overall winning university
Lovely Professional University, Punjab for 1st runner-up University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra for 2nd runner-up University
The applications for the awards were invited through online mode. Coaches, entities, and sportspersons were allowed to self-apply via an Online Portal especially dedicated to this purpose. This year, the number of applications and nominations received was huge. This Selection Committee with Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Retd. Judge, the Supreme Court of India as its head considered these applications. The Committee comprised of important sportspersons, and people holding great experience in the field of sports journalism.
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