National Sports Awards 2022: Khel Ratna for Sharath Kamal; full list here
Veteran table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Monday (November 14) chosen by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for this year’s Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour.
The ministry announced the full list of National Sports Awards 2022. As per the ministry’s statement, 25 sportspersons will be given the Arjuna Award.
The awardees will receive their awards from President Droupadi Murmu at a specially organised function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 30 (Wednesday) at 1600 hrs, the ministry said.
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Khel Ratna is given for the “spectacular and most outstanding performance” in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years.
“Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Government has decided to confer awards,” it added.
“This year, for the first time, applications were invited only online and sportspersons/coaches/entities were permitted to self-apply through a dedicated portal. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India and consisting members from eminent sportspersons, persons having experience in sports journalism and sports administrators,” the ministry said.
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Badminton players HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, boxer Nikhat Zareen are among those who will receive the Arjuna Awards.
In August, Sharath had won four medals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The Tamil Nadu player won the men’s team, mixed team gold, a silver in the men’s doubles event, and a gold in the men’s singles.
The 40-year-old Sharath had earlier won gold in men’s singles at the Melbourne Games in 2006 and bagged a bronze at the 2010 CWG in New Delhi. Overall, he has won 13 medals at the CWG, since making his Games debut in 2006.
Cricket coach Dinesh Lad, who has coached India captain Rohit Sharma and several other cricketers, was chosen for Dronacharya Award in lifetime category.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
| Discipline | ||
| 1. | Sharath Kamal Achanta | Table Tennis |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022
| Discipline | ||
| 1. | Seema Punia | Athletics |
| 2. | Eldhose Paul | Athletics |
| 3. | Avinash Mukund Sable | Athletics |
| 4. | Lakshya Sen | Badminton |
| 5. | Prannoy HS | Badminton |
| 6. | Amit | Boxing |
| 7. | Nikhat Zareen | Boxing |
| 8. | Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni | Chess |
| 9. | R Praggnanandhaa | Chess |
| 10. | Deep Grace Ekka | Hockey |
| 11. | Shushila Devi | Judo |
| 12. | Sakshi Kumari | Kabaddi |
| 13. | Nayan Moni Saikia | Lawn Bowl |
| 14. | Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar | Mallakhamb |
| 15. | ElavenilValarivan | Shooting |
| 16. | Omprakash Mitharval | Shooting |
| 17. | Sreeja Akula | Table Tennis |
| 18. | Vikas Thakur | Weightlifting |
| 19. | Anshu | Wrestling |
| 20. | Sarita | Wrestling |
| 21. | Parveen | Wushu |
| 22. | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | Para Badminton |
| 23. | Tarun Dhillon | Para Badminton |
| 24. | Swapnil Sanjay Patil | Para Swimming |
| 25. | Jerlin Anika J | Deaf Badminton |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022
A. Regular Category:
| Discipline | ||
| 1. | Jiwanjot Singh Teja | Archery |
| 2. | Mohammad Ali Qamar | Boxing |
| 3. | Suma Siddharth Shirur | Para Shooting |
| 4. | Sujeet Maan | Wrestling |
B. Lifetime Category:
| Name of the coach | Discipline | |
| 1. | Dinesh Jawahar Lad | Cricket |
| 2. | Bimal Prafulla Ghosh | Football |
| 3. | Raj Singh | Wrestling |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2022
| Discipline | ||
| 1. | Ashwini Akkunji C. | Athletics |
| 2. | Dharamvir Singh | Hockey |
| 3. | B.C Suresh | Kabaddi |
| 4. | Nir Bahadur Gurung | Para Athletics |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
| S. No. | Category | Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022 |
| 1. | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
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| 2. | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
| 3. | Sports for Development
| Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association |
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