After ace wrestler Bajrang Punia returned his Padma Shri, Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday announced that she will return Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023 on Wednesday. Pawan, who won gold medals in the Asian Games Hangzhou and Asian Kabaddi Championships this year, is one of the Arjuna Awardees.
Nasreen Shaikh, who captained India to a gold medal at the South Asian Games applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effort to take every sport to new heights.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam have been awarded Arjuna Award each for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023, while Shivendra Singh has been conferred with Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023.
Up-and-coming archer Aditi Swami, who was listed for the Arjuna Award alongside other athletes, expressed her happiness stating that it was her dream to win laurels for the country.
The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024 (Tuesday) at 11:00 hours, as per a press release from the ministry.
Khel Ratna is the country's highest sporting honour given annually by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The nominated stars receive their awards from the President of India.
Shami's name was recommended for this year's prestigious Arjuna award by the selection committee after his spectacular performance in the cricket World Cup 2023.
The bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad in an order passed on November 20, 2023, said that the facts of the present case indicate that there were complaints against the petitioner-Parsanta Karmakar, who was a coach, regarding the videos and photographs of female swimmers taken by him and his
India's hockey player, Olympic medalist and Arjuna awardee Vivek Sagar Prasad flagged off the Run of Unity race from Bada Talab in the city at around 7 am on Tuesday. The race ended at the Shaurya Smarak in the city.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 22: The grand finale of the highly anticipated Jindal Panther Cup unfolded today at the prestigious Jindal Polo Ground, showcasing a riveting clash between the Jindal Panther and Delta Polo teams. In a display of polo prowess, this exhilarating match fe