India News Get -SportsFull List of National Sports Awards 2024 2024; Khel Ratna | Arjuna Award
The 2024 National Sports Prize was announced on Thursday by the Ministry of Sports. Double Olympic medal shooter Manu Bhakar, world chess champion D Gukesh, hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Apart from this, 5 coaches will receive the Dronacharya Award, 2 of them for lifetime achievement. The Arjuna Award will be given to 34 players, including 17 para-athletes, while 2 will receive lifetime achievement awards. The award ceremony will take place at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17.
Indianewsget had released the news on December 22, in which the names of players who received the Arjun and Dronacharya awards, including Khel Ratna and Olympic medalist hockey captain Harmanpreet, were released.
Manu won a double medal at the Paris Olympics
Manu Bhaker had won two Olympic medals at the Paris Olympics in August-September. She placed third in both individual and mixed doubles in the 10 meter air pistol. Based on its two medals, India won a total of 6 medals in the Paris Olympics.
18-year-old Gukesh is the new world chess champion and won the title at a young age.
Indian grandmaster D Gukesh, 18, won the world chess champion title on December 11 in Singapore. He beat defending champion Ding Liren of China 7.5 to 6.5 in the final. Gukesh became the first player in the world to win the title at such a young age. Earlier in 1985, Russian Garry Kasparov won this title at the age of 22.
Under the leadership of Harmanpreet, India won bronze at the Paris Olympics.
Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics and the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. At the same time, Harmanpreet has won the title three times Player of the Year at the FIH Awards.
Praveen won Paralympic gold with a record high jump.
Praveen Kumar surprised everyone by winning the gold medal with an Asian record in the men’s high jump at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Praveen, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, achieved the best performance of his career in the T64 event and wrote his name in history by clearing a height of 2.08 meters.
Complete list of national awards
National Sports Awards The National Sports Awards are given for significant contribution to the field of sports in India. In this, players, coaches or organizations are honored with six different awards for their achievements and contribution to the development of Indian sports.
The National Sports Awards of India comprises six awards. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (also known as Maka Trophy) and National Sports Promotion. Apart from this, another lifetime award is given in the name of Dhyan Chand Award. This award is given for lifetime contribution to the development of sport. This time, no one received this award in this category.
The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award has been awarded along with six national sports awards since 2004.
Last year, 26 players received the Arjuna Award. Last year, 26 players, including cricketer Mohammed Shami, had received the Arjuna Award. While 5 coaches had received the Dronacharya Award. Star badminton duo Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.