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The first sportsperson to be awarded the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in sports.

First Sportsmen to be honored with Arjuna Award
#	Sports	Sportsperson	Year
1.	Archery	Krishan Das	1981
2.	Athletics	Gurbachan Singh Randhawa	1961
3.	Badminton	Nandu Natekar	1961
4.	Basketball	Sarbjit Singh	1961
5.	Billiards and Snooker	Wilson Jones	1963
6.	Boxing	L Buddy D'Souza	1961
7.	Carrom	A Maria Irudayam	1996
8.	Chess	Manuel Aaron	1961
9.	Cricket	Salim Durani	1961
10.	Cycling	Amar Singh	1975
11.	Equestrian	Dafadar Khan M. Khan	1973
12.	Football	PK Banerjee	1961
13.	Golf	PG Sethi	1961
14.	Gymnastics	Shyamlal	1961
15.	Hockey	Prithipal Singh	1961
16.	Judo	Sandeep Byala	1992
17.	Kabaddi	Subbiah Rajarathinam	1994
18.	Tennis	Ramanathan Krishnan	1961
19.	Roller Skating	Anup Kumar Yama	2015
20.	Rowing	Maj Parveen Oberoy	1981
21.	Polo	Prem Singh	1961
22.	Shooting	Karni Singh	1961
23.	Squash	Saurav Ghosal	2006
24.	Swimming	Bajarangi Prasad	1961
25.	Table Tennis	JC Vohra	1961
26.	Volleyball	A Palaniswamy	1961
27.	Weightlifting	AN Ghosh	1961
28.	Wrestling	Hav Uday Chand	1961
29.	Wushu	W Sandhyarani Devi	2011
30.	Yachting	Lt Cdr SJ Contractor	1970

First Sportswomen to be honored with Arjuna Award
#	Sports	Sportsperson	Year
1.	Archery	Dola Banerjee	2005
2.	Athletics	Stephie D'Souza	1963
3.	Badminton	Meena Shah	1962
4.	Billiards and Snooker	Anuja Thakur	2005
5.	Boxing	Mary Kom	2003
6.	Chess	Rohini Khadilkar	1980-81
7.	Cricket	Shanta Rangaswamy	1976
8.	Cycling	M. Mahapatra	1978-79
9.	Football	Shanti Mallick	1983
10.	Golf	Anjali Desai	1972
11.	Mallakhambh	Himani Uttam Parab	2021
12.	Tennis	Nirupama Mankad	1978-79
13.	Squash	Dipika Pallikal	2012
14.	Swimming	Rima Datta	1966
15.	Wrestling	Geeta Jakhar	2006

FAQ

Q. When was the Arjuna Award instituted?

Ans− Named after Arjuna, the main hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, the Arjuna Award was instituted in 1961.

Q. What is the full form of Arjuna Award?

Ans− 'Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games'.

Q. What is the Criteria of Arjuna Award?

Ans− The Arjuna Award is given for good performance over a period of last four years and for showing a sense of leadership, sportsmanship and discipline.

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