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The players selected for the National Sports Award have been announced. Four players including shooter Manu Bhaker and world chess champion D Gukesh will receive the Khel Ratna. The names of hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and para athlete player Praveen Kumar are also included in this. Arjuna Award will be given to 30 players.
Manu won double medal in Paris Olympics Manu Bhaker had won double Olympic medals in the Paris Olympic Games held in the month of August-September. She stood third in 10 meter air pistol individual and mixed doubles. On the basis of his two medals, India won a total of 6 medals in the Paris Olympics.
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet, India won bronze in Paris Olympics. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 and the gold medal in the Asian Games 2022. At the same time, Harmanpreet has won the title of Player of the Year at FIH Awards three times.
National Sports Award National Sports Awards are given for significant contribution in the field of sports in India. In which players, coaches or organizations are honored with six different awards for their achievements and contribution to the development of Indian sports.
The six major awards in the National Sports Awards of India are Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (also known as Maka Trophy) and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Award.
The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award has been given along with six national sports awards since 2004.
Last year 26 players received Arjuna Award Last year, 26 players including cricketer Mohammed Shami received the Arjuna Award. While 5 coaches had received the Dronacharya Award. Badminton’s star pair Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty were given the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
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