President Droupadi Murmu conferred national sports awards to selected sportspersons, coaches and institutions at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi on Wednesday.
While table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal Achanta was the only athlete to receive the Khel Ratna honour this year, 25 athletes—including shuttlers Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, boxers Nikhat Zareen and Amit Panghal, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable — were chosen for the Arjuna Award.
Here’s a look at some photos from the awards ceremony:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sharath Kamal Achanta | Table Tennis |
An honour to be conferred the prestigious Maj. Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award at the hands of Hon. President of India Draupadi Murmu ji. Gratifying to see my achievements in Table Tennis recognised through this prestigious award! @rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/kOLTSVDzml
— Sharath Kamal OLY (@sharathkamal1) November 30, 2022
Arjuna Award
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | 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. | Elavenil Valarivan | Shooting |
| 16. | Omprakash Mitharval | Shooting |
| 17. | Sreeja Akula | Table Tennis |
| 18. | Vikas Thakur | Weightlifting |
| 19. | Anshu | Wrestling |
| 20. | Sarita | Wrestling |
| 21. | Shri 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 |
It’s an absolute honour to be conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award by the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji. Gratitude to the Almighty for guiding me on my journey and to all those who shared it with me.
— Nikhat Zareen (@nikhat_zareen) November 30, 2022
Onwards and upwards! 🙏😇@rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/1HCObsd0iV
Honoured, blessed, and a dream come true. 🇮🇳#ArjunaAwardee@GovtOfIndia_ @IndiaSports @rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/AKon5NhWPh
— PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) November 30, 2022
Heartiest congratulations to Nir Bahadur Gurung ji on being conferred the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, @SumaShirur on the Dronacharya Award, & @joshimanasi11, Tarun Dhillon, @SwimSwapnil & Jerlin Anika on their Arjuna Awards! We’re all proud of their contribution to Para Sports! pic.twitter.com/YHK2acDFeS
— Deepa Malik PLY (@DeepaAthlete) November 30, 2022
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Seema Punia for her achievements in Athletics. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games, 2018
• Bronze Medal in Asian Games, 2018 pic.twitter.com/Imx3NsytNK
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Avinash Mukund Sable for his achievements in Athletics. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games, 2022
• Silver Medal in Asian Championship, 2019 pic.twitter.com/4fKSv5Refs
Honoured and Humbled. Wouldn't have been possible without my support system. Thank you, everyone. Thank you for the love, India. Always in your service 🙏 #SenMode pic.twitter.com/XIqZhlNtHk
— Lakshya Sen (@lakshya_sen) November 30, 2022
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Amit for his achievements in Boxing. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games, 2022
• Silver Medal in Asian Championship, 2021
• Gold Medal in Asian Games, 2018 pic.twitter.com/G6ws7t76tm
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni for her achievements in Chess. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Silver Medal in World Championship, 2021
• Bronze Medal in Commonwealth Championship, 2019 pic.twitter.com/HSqs4k6u5S
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri R Praggnanandhaa for his achievements in Chess. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Bronze Medal in 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022
• Gold Medal in FIDE Online Olympiad, 2020 pic.twitter.com/hc7Qnq11zr
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Shushila Devi for her achievements in Judo. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in Commonwealth Judo Championship, 2019
• Gold Medal in Commonwealth Judo Championship, 2018 pic.twitter.com/TLHBq2Hy1t
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Nayan Moni Saikia for her achievements in Lawn Bowls. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games, 2022
• Bronze Medal in Asian Championship, 2018 pic.twitter.com/0UBniYGP7D
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar for his achievements in Mallakhamb. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in Pole Mallakhamb Long Set in World Championships, 2019
• Gold Medal in Pole Mallakhamb Small Set in World Championships, 2019 pic.twitter.com/9cgDxOUVg3
Thank You to whole @Gun_for_Glory and @GNSPFIndia family @sportsgujarat for supporting me throughout@Khelega_SSA for being my base to shooting@Media_SAI and @kheloindia for backing us at all times @OfficialNRAI for everything they have done for us (3/5) pic.twitter.com/1iyrc5KWXm
— Elavenil Valarivan (@elavalarivan) November 30, 2022
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Omprakash Mitharval for his achievements in Shooting. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in 52nd ISSF World Championship, Korea, 2018
• Silver Medal in 52nd ISSF World Championship, Korea, 2018 pic.twitter.com/KwDbkfxyYb
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Sreeja Akula for her achievements in Table Tennis. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games, 2022
• Silver Medal in Commonwealth Championship, 2019 pic.twitter.com/dI1oeHvan9
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Vikas Thakur for his achievements in Weight-Lifting. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games, 2022
• Bronze Medal in Commonwealth Senior Championships, 2021 pic.twitter.com/pc7JiCmV3B
I’m delighted for receiving such honour by the President of India @rashtrapatibhavan. It gives me purpose and zeal to improve my work, and I guarantee to put more effort in the future. #arjunaaward2022 #nationalsportawards2022 pic.twitter.com/CGS9ipT6y9
— Anshu Malik 🇮🇳 (@OLyAnshu) December 1, 2022
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Sarita for her achievements in Wrestling. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Bronze Medal in Asian Championship, Mongolia, 2022
• Gold Medal in Asian Championship, Kazakhstan, 2021 pic.twitter.com/aI4hzXfqFY
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Parveen for his achievements in Wushu. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in 15th World Wushu Championship, 2019 pic.twitter.com/bcGCwpUvyH
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Manasi Girishchandra Joshi for her achievements in Para Badminton. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal in World Championship, 2019
• Bronze Medal in Asian Para Games, 2018 pic.twitter.com/rvN07MP2UR
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Tarun Dhillon for his achievements in Para Badminton. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Silver Medal in World Championship, 2019
• Gold Medal in Asian Para Games, 2018 pic.twitter.com/uNc3f6fklN
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil for his achievements in Para Swimming. He won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Silver Medal in 100m Breaststroke S10 in Asian Para Games, 2018
• Bronze Medal in 100m Freestyle S10 Asian Para Games, 2018 pic.twitter.com/Cf0ivAAwnx
President Droupadi Murmu confers Arjuna Award, 2022 on Ms. Jerlin Anika J for her achievements in Deaf Badminton. She won:
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 30, 2022
• Gold Medal (Women's Singles) in 24th Summer Deaflympics, 2021
• Gold Medal (Mixed Doubles) in 24th Summer Deaflympics, 2021 pic.twitter.com/xap9fb1J3T
Hockey India congratulates former India player Dharamvir Singh and current Indian Women’s Hockey player Deep Grace Ekka on receiving the National Awards yesterday, 30th November 2022 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/JX0cEDs1VJ
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 1, 2022
Proud of you boys! 😍🤝#ArjunaAwards#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/Ly7Gr8fE8E
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) December 1, 2022
Congratulations @nikhat_zareen & @Boxerpanghal! 🥳💯
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) December 1, 2022
📸: @rashtrapatibhvn#ArjunaAwards#PunchMeinHaiDum#Boxing pic.twitter.com/VMIBMV2Oky