On Monday, November 14, the Sports Ministry announced this year’s winners of the National Sports Awards, know the Khel Ratna award 2022 winners and prize money
Achanta Sharath Kamal takes the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for table tennis sports.
The ace paddler will get the prestigious Khel Ratna award from President Droupadi Murmu on November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sharath Kamal won a gold medal in singles and silver medals in both men’s and mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
National Sports Award 2022 Khel Ratna And Arjuna Award Winners List And Prize Money Distribution
The Khel Ratna consists of a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of Rs. 25 lakh while the Arjuna Award winner is given Rs.15 lakhs.
National Sports Award: Complete List Of Winners And Rankings For Different Awards!
Sharath Kamal is one of 25 top athletes from the country who have been nominated for the Arjuna Award. These athletes include world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen and badminton stars Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy. Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022. And made the country proud, will also get the Arjuna Award.
At a special event at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President will give the awards to the people who won them. Jiwanjot Singh Teja (archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (para shooting), and Sujeet Maan (wrestling). Have been nominated for the Dronacharya Award in the regular category. Dinesh Jawahar Lad (cricket), Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (football), and Raj Singh will receive the award in the lifetime category.
The Dhyan Chand Award will be given to Ashwini Akkunji C (athletics), Dharamvir Singh (hockey), B C Suresh (kabaddi), and Nir Bahadur Gurung (para-athletics) for their lifetime achievements in sports and games.
National Sports Award: Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022, will also given to TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited for finding and developing young talent. Also Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association have been nominated for encouraging sports through corporate social responsibility and sports for development, respectively.
Achanta Sharath Kamal will get the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2022.
National Sports Award: Arjuna Awards 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 (Deaf Badminton).
National Sports Award: Dronacharya Award 2022
Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting), Sujeet Maan (Wrestling). Also Lifetime Dinesh Jawahar Lad, Bimal Prafulla Ghosh, and Raj Singh are all athletes (Wrestling).
Ashwini Akkunji C, Dharamvir Singh, B.C. Suresh, and Nir Bahadur Gurung will receive the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022: Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, and TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
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