National Sports Awards 2022: Khel Ratna for Sharath Kamal; full list here

Update: 2022-11-14 14:51 GMT
Sharath Kamal won four medals at this year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games. File photo.

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

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1. Sharath Kamal Achanta Table Tennis

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022

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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:

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1. Jiwanjot Singh Teja Archery
2. Mohammad Ali Qamar Boxing
3. Suma Siddharth Shirur Para Shooting
4. Sujeet Maan Wrestling

B. Lifetime Category:

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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

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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

 

2. Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
3. Sports for Development

 

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