Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022 today. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Table Tennis legend and Commonwealth Games medallist Achantha Sharath Kamal has been awarded with the highest athletic award Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna. He achieved 4 medals including 3 gold medals in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Malayali athletes Eldhose Paul and H S Prannoy to receive Arjuna Awards. Avinash Sable, Lakshya Sen, Nikhath Sereen including 25 others have been selected for Arjuna Awards.
Arjuna Award:
Seema Puniya (Athletics), Eldhose Paul (Athletics), Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics), Lakshya Sen (Badminton), H S Prannoy (Badminton), Amit (Boxing), Nikhat Zareen (Boxing), Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni (Chess), R Praggnanandhaa (Chess), Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey), Shushila Devi (Judo), Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi), Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl), Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb), Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting), Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting), Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis), Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting), Anshu (Wrestling), Sarita (Wrestling), Parveen (Wushu), Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton), Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton), Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Swimming), Jerlin Anika J (Deaf Badminton).
Dronacharya Award:
Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting), Sujeet Maan (Wrestling) and Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket), Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football), Raj Singh (Wrestling) in Lifetime Category.
Dhyan Chand Award:
Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics), Dharamveer Singh (Hockey), B C Suresh (Kabaddi), Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics).
