President Droupadi Murmu honored India’s top-performing athletes with national sports awards in a grand and regal ceremony.
In a splendid ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Droupadi Murmu conferred national sports awards upon India’s most accomplished athletes. The event, typically observed on August 29 to mark Major Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary, was rescheduled due to the Hangzhou Asian Games held between September 23 and October 8 last year.
Highlighting Achievements: Mohammed Shami and Notable Athletes Applauded
Amid enthusiastic applause, cricketer Mohammed Shami took center stage, receiving a warm reception. Notable sports personalities, including wrestler Antim Panghal, boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin, and para archer Sheetal Devi, were among the recipients of the prestigious Arjuna Awards.
Arjuna Awardees 2023: Recognizing Outstanding Contributions
The following is the roster of Arjuna Award winners for the year 2023:
- Ojas Pravin Deotale (Archery)
- Aditi Gopichand Swami (Archery)
- Murali Sreeshankar (Athletics)
- Parul Chaudhary (Athletics)
- Mohammad Hussamuddin (Boxing)
- R Vaishali (Chess)
- Mohammed Shami (Cricket)
- Anush Agarwalla (Equestrian)
- Divyakriti Singh (Equestrian Dressage)
- Diksha Dagar (Golf)
- Krishan Bahadur Pathak (Hockey)
- Sushila Chanu (Hockey)
- Pawan Kumar (Kabaddi)
- Ritu Negi (Kabaddi)
- Nasreen (Kho-Kho)
- Pinki (Lawn Bowls)
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (Shooting)
- Esha Singh (Shooting)
- Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (Squash)
- Ayhika Mukherjee (Table Tennis)
- Sunil Kumar (Wrestling)
- Antim Panghal (Wrestling)
- Naorem Roshibina Devi (Wushu)
- Sheetal Devi (Para Archery)
- Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (Blind Cricket)
- Prachi Yadav (Para Canoeing)
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