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First Arjuna Awardee of Sports - GK

First Arjuna Awardee of Sports - GK

Arjuna Award

The Arjuna Award, officially the Arjuna Award for Sports Outstanding Performance, is a sports honor given by the Republic of India. The award is named after Arjuna, a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India. He is one of the Pandavas, who is portrayed as a skilled archer who wins Draupadi's swarmbar in marriage and in the Kurukshetra war, Lord Krishna becomes his charioteer, and teaches him the sacred knowledge of the Gita. In Hindu mythology, he is seen as a symbol of hard work, dedication and concentration. Awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Prior to the introduction of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–1992, the Arjuna Award was India's highest sporting honour. Nominations for the award are received from all government recognized National Sports Federations, Olympic Association of India, Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sports Promotion and Control Board, State and Union Territory Governments and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjun, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya Award Winners of the previous years. The recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the ministry, and awarded internationally for "good performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" and for showing "leadership qualities, sportsmanship and discipline".
The award includes "a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh (US$21,000)."

First Sports Man's to be awarded Arjuna Award

#SportSportspersonYear
1.ArcheryKrishan Das1981
2.AthleticsGurbachan Singh Randhawa1961
3.BadmintonNandu Natekar1961
4.BasketballSarbjit Singh1961
5.Billiards and SnookerWilson Jones1963
6.BoxingL Buddy D'Souza1961
7.CarromA Maria Irudayam1996
8.ChessManuel Aaron1961
9.CricketSalim Durani1961
10.CyclingAmar Singh1975
11.EquestrianDafadar Khan M. Khan1973
12.FootballPK Banerjee1961
13.GolfPG Sethi1961
14.GymnasticsShyamlal1961
15.HockeyPrithipal Singh1961
16.JudoSandeep Byala1992
17.KabaddiSubbiah Rajarathinam1994
18.TennisRamanathan Krishnan1961
19.Roller SkatingAnup Kumar Yama2015
20.RowingMaj Parveen Oberoy1981
21.PoloPrem Singh1961
22.ShootingKarni Singh1961
23.SquashSaurav Ghosal2006
24.SwimmingBajarangi Prasad1961
25.Table TennisJC Vohra1961
26.VolleyballA Palaniswamy1961
27.WeightliftingAN Ghosh1961
28.WrestlingHav Uday Chand1961
29.WushuW Sandhyarani Devi2011
30.YachtingLt Cdr SJ Contractor1970

First Sports Women's to be awarded Arjuna Award

#SportSportspersonYear
1.AthleticsStephie D'Souza1963
2.BadmintonMeena Shah1962
3.Billiaards and SnookerAnuja Thakur2005
4.ArcheryDola Banerjee2005
5.BoxingMary Kom2003
6.ChessRohini Khadilkar1980-81
7.CricketShanta Rangaswamy1976
8.CyclingM. Mahapatra1978-79
9.FootballShanti Mallick1983
10.GolfAnjali Desai1972
11.TennisNirupama Mankad1978-79
12.SquashDipika Pallikal2012
13.SwimmingRima Datta1966
14.WrestlingGeeta Jakhar2006

FAQ

  • In which year Arjuna Award was instituted?

    • Answer : Established in 1961 to honor outstanding sportspersons, the award has undergone several expansions, reviews and rationalizations over the years.

  • Who is the first Arjuna Awardee?

    • Answer : The first Arjuna Awardee was Krishna Das who was awarded in the field of Archery in 1961.

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