Arjuna Award

By PTI NEW DELHI: India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has been presented with the prestigious Arjuna award five years after he was recommended for the honour. Pujara could not attend the awards ceremony back in 2017 due…

SAMBALPUR: Jubilation grips Western Odisha after the announcement of Padma Shri Award for para badminton player, Pramod Bhagat, who is a native of Attabira in Bargarh district. Earlier, Bhagat was endowed with the prestigious Major Dhyan…

Express News Service WARANGAL: Legendary ball badminton player J Pitchiah passed away at the age of 104 in Warangal on Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. An Arjuna awardee, Pitchiah had celebrated his 104th…

Apart from 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra, who became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, silver medal-winning wrestler Ravi Dahiya, woman boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze, were recommended for the Major Dhyan…

NEW DELHI: India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan, who was conferred with Arjuna Award on Saturday, has said he will continue to work hard to make the country proud. President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday conferred National Sports Awards to the…

By PTI NEW DELHI: India's inspiring show at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics reflected in an unprecedented 11 recommendations for the Khel Ratna award, including that of champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, as…

By Express News Service CHENNAI: An unprecedented 11 recommendations were made for the Khel Ratna Award on Wednesday. The selection committee also recommended 35 athletes for the Arjuna honour on the same day. The…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday physically handed over trophies to the winners of National Sports Awards 2020 after the award ceremony was held virtually last year due to the COVID-19…

Rohit Rao is the son of the late Srinivas Rao Madasu, an Arjuna Award-winning para-athlete Rohit Rao starts gasping for air. He is 6000 metres above sea level. The Dzo Jongo peak (6240 metres) in July while still accessible, is not…

NEW DELHI: The National Sports Awards function, which is held on August 29 every year, has been pushed back since the government wants the selection panel to consider the performances of the para athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics.…