Arjun Award-List of Arjuna Award Winners
Arjuna Award is one of the popular and famous sports awards given to individuals for their Excellent performance in various sports. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India extends this award.
In this Page, candidates will get the list of winners of the Arjuna Awards from 1961 to 2022.
Arjuna Awards
The Arjuna Award is given to promote sports in India by motivating the sportsperson for their fantastic performance. Given below are the Important Highlights of the Arjuna Awards:
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Arjun Award Important Facts |
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Name of the Award |
Arjuna Award |
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Field of the Award |
Sports |
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Award |
Bronze Statue of ‘Arjuna with his Bow’ & Scroll |
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Award Symbol |
Bronze Statue of ‘Arjuna with his Bow’ & Scroll |
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Associated Ministry |
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports |
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Year of Initiation |
1961 |
As per the latest criteria by the government, any sportsperson to become eligible for the Arjuna Award 2022, along with excellent sports performance consistently in the Last four years at the international level should have the excellent qualities of sportsmanship, leadership, and a sense of discipline.
From Last few years, the scope Arjuna Award has been increase, the sportsperson who belongs to the pre-Arjuna Award period their names were also added to the list and apart from this, the number of disciplines for which the award is given is also increased to include indigenous games and the physically handicapped
category.
The disciplines for which Arjuna Awards is given are:
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Archery |
Judo |
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Athletics |
Kabaddi |
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Badminton/Ball Badminton |
Mountaineering |
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Basketball |
Roller Skating |
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Billiards & Snooker |
Rowing |
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Boxing |
Polo |
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Carrom |
Shooting |
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Chess |
Squash |
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Cricket |
Swimming |
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Cycling |
Table Tennis |
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Equestrian |
Volleyball |
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Football |
Weightlifting |
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Golf |
Wrestling |
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Gymnastics |
Wushu |
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Hockey |
Yachting |
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Motorsports |
Bodybuilding |
History of Arjun Awards
The First Arjuna award was given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 1961. A total of twenty sportsmen belonging to different sports categories had earned the Arjun Award in 1961.
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List of Arjuna Awardees 1961 |
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Shri G.S. Randhawa -Athletics |
Kumari Ann Lumsden – Hockey (Women) |
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Shri Nandu M. Natekar -Badminton |
Shri Prem Singh -Polo |
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Shri Sarabjit Singh -Basketball |
Shri Karani Singh -Shooting |
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Shri “Buddy” D’ Suza -Boxing |
Capt. K.S. Jain -Squash Rackets |
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Shri Manuel Aaron -Chess |
Jam. Bajrangi Prasad -Swimming |
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Shri Saleem Durrani -Cricket |
Shri J.C. Vora -Table Tennis |
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Shri P.K. Banerjee – Football |
Shri R. Krishnan -Tennis |
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Capt. P.G. Sethi – Golf |
Shri A. Palaniswamy -Volleyball |
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Shri Sham Lal -Gymnastics |
Shri A.N. Ghosh -Weightlifting |
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Shri Prithipal Singh -Hockey (Men) |
Havaldar Udey Chand -Wrestling |
List of Arjuna Award Winners (2022)
Candidates can go through the list of Arjuna Award recipients in 2022 and previous years.
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Name of the sport person |
Athletics |
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Prannoy H. S. |
Badminton |
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Eldhose Paul |
Athletics |
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Avinash Sable |
Athletics |
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Nikhat Zareen |
Boxing |
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa |
Chess |
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Deep Grace Ekka |
Hockey |
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Anshu Malik |
Wrestling |
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Elavenil Valarivan |
Shooting |
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Sreeja Akula |
Table tennis |
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Jerlin Anika |
Para-badminton |
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Praveen Kumar |
Wushu |
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Swapnil Sanjay Patil |
Para-swimming |
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Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar |
Mallakhamb |
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Lakshya Sen |
Badminton |
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Seema Punia |
Athletics |
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Amit Panghal |
Boxing |
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Sakshi Kumari |
Kabaddi |
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Bhakti Kulkarni |
Chess |
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Sarita Mor |
Wrestling |
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Om Prakash Mitharwal |
Shooting |
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Vikas Thakur |
Weightlifting |
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Manasi Girishchandra Joshi |
Para-badminton |
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Tarun Dhillon |
Para-badminton |
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Shushila Devi Likmabam |
Judo |
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Nayanmoni Saikia |
Lawn ball |
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Arjuna Award Winners 2021 |
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Arpinder Singh |
Athletics |
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Simranjit Kaur |
Boxing |
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Shikhar Dhawan |
Cricket |
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Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman |
Fencing |
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Monika |
Hockey |
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Vandana Katariya |
Hockey |
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Sandeep Narwal |
Kabaddi |
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Himani Uttam Parab |
Mallakhamb |
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Abhishek Verma |
Shooting |
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Ankita Raina |
Tennis |
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Deepak Punia |
Wrestling |
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Dilpreet Singh |
Hockey |
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Harman Preet Singh |
Hockey |
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Rupinder Pal Singh |
Hockey |
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Surender Kumar |
Hockey |
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Amit Rohidas |
Hockey |
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Birendra Lakra |
Hockey |
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Sumit |
Hockey |
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Nilakanta Sharma |
Hockey |
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Hardik Singh |
Hockey |
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Vivek Sagar Prasad |
Hockey |
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Gurjant Singh |
Hockey |
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Mandeep Singh |
Hockey |
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Shamsher Singh |
Hockey |
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Lalit Kumar Upadhyay |
Hockey |
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Varun Kumar |
Hockey |
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Simranjeet Singh |
Hockey |
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YogeshKathuniya |
Para Athletics |
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Vivek Sagar Prasad |
Hockey |
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Gurjant Singh |
Hockey |
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Mandeep Singh |
Hockey |
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Shamsher Singh |
Hockey |
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Nishad Kumar |
Para Athletics |
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Praveen Kumar |
Para Athletics |
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SuhashYathiraj |
Para Badminton |
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SinghrajAdhana |
Para Shooting |
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Bhavina Patel |
Para Table Tennis |
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Harvinder Singh |
Para Archery |
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Sharad Kumar |
Para Athletics |
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Arjun Award Winner 2020 |
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Shri Atanu Das |
Archery |
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Ms Dutee Chand |
Athletics |
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Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy |
Badminton |
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Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty |
Badminton |
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Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi |
Basketball |
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Subedar Manish Kaushik |
Boxing |
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Ms Lovlina Borgohain |
Boxing |
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Shri Ishant Sharma |
Cricket |
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Ms Deepti Sharma |
Cricket |
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Shri Sawant Ajay Anant |
Equestrian |
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Shri Sandesh Jhingan |
Football |
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Ms Aditi Ashok |
Golf |
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Shri Akashdeep Singh |
Hockey |
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Ms Deepika |
Hockey |
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Shri Deepak |
Kabaddi |
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Ms Kale Sarika Sudhakar |
Kho Kho |
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Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal |
Rowing |
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Ms Manu Bhaker |
Shooting |
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Shri Saurabh Chaudhary |
Shooting |
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Ms Madhurika Suhas Patkar |
Table Tennis |
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Shri Divij Sharan |
Tennis |
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Shri Shiva Keshavan |
Winter Sports |
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Ms Divya Kakran |
Wrestling |
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Shri Rahul Aware |
Wrestling |
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Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav |
Para-Swimming |
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Shri Sandeep |
Para Athletics |
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Shri Manish Narwal |
Para Shooting |
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