President Murmu Confers National Sports Awards 2023; Md Shami Receives Arjuna Award
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 9th Jan. President Droupadi Murmu awarded the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
The awards were given to athletes, organizations, and coaches in recognition of their exceptional contributions to sports and games.
Renowned fast bowler Mohammed Shami received the prestigious Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest sporting honor, for his outstanding performance.
A total of 26 sports personalities were honored with the Arjuna Awards for their remarkable achievements in the field of sports in 2023.
Hockey players Krishan Bahadur Pathak and P Sushila Chanu, Kho-Kho player Nasreen, Lawn Bowls player Pinki, Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh and Esha Singh, Squash player Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Table Tennis player Ayhika Mukherjee, Wrestler Sunil Kumar and Antim, Wushu player N Roshibina Devi, Blind Cricketer Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy, Para Archer Sheetal Devi, and Para Canoeing player Prachi Yadav were also among the recipients of the Arjuna Awards.
The prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2023 was presented to shuttlers Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj.
Dronacharya Awards were given to coaches including wrestling coach Lalit Kumar, chess coach R. B. Ramesh, para-athletics coach Mahaveer Prasad Saini, hockey coach Shivendra Singh, and others.
The Dhyan Chand Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games were presented to Manjusha Kanwar for badminton, Vineet Kumar Sharma for hockey, and Kavitha Selvaraj for Kabaddi.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and other dignitaries were present during the award ceremony.
