At a carefully planned event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President will present the awards to the recipients.
Digital Desk: On November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
here, President Droupadi Murmu will present Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award,
the nation's highest athletic honour, to table tennis legend Achanta Sharath
Kamal.
Sharath is the only Khel Ratna award winner this year,
however 25 athletes have been nominated for the Arjuna Award, including the
shuttlers Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, the female boxer Nikhat Zareen, and the
athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable.
At a carefully planned event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the
President will present the awards to the recipients.
The Dronacharya Award nominees in the regular category
are Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth
Shirur (Para shooting), and Sujeet Maan (Wrestling), while the honorees in the
lifetime category are Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket), Bimal Prafulla Ghosh
The Dhyan Chand Award for lifelong accomplishment in
sport will go to Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics), Dharamvir Singh (Hockey), B C
Suresh (Kabaddi), and Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics).
The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022, will be
awarded to TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited for identifying and
developing young talent. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and Ladakh
Ski & Snowboard Association have each been nominated for their support of
sports through CSR and sports for development, respectively.
List of awardees:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022: Achanta Sharath
Kamal.
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and
Games 2022: Seema Punia (Athletics), Eldhose Paul (Athletics), Avinash Mukund
Sable (Athletics), Lakshya Sen (Badminton), HS 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 for outstanding coaches in Sports and
Games 2022 Regular Category: Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar
(Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting), Sujeet Maan (Wrestling).
Lifetime Category:Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket), Bimal
Prafulla Ghosh (Football), Raj Singh (Wrestling).
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and
Games 2022: Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics), Dharamvir Singh (Hockey), B C Suresh
(Kabaddi), Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics).
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022: TransStadia
Enterprises Private Limited, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Ladakh
Ski & Snowboard Association.
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