PM Narendra Modi congratulates all winners of National Sports Awards 2023

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Published at :January 10, 2024 at 2:00 AM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi also commended the athletes for raising India’s flag high on the global stage.

Honourable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has congratulated all the winners of the National sports Awards 2023 in a special message from his twitter handle. PM Modi also acknowledged dedication of all the winners and saw their hard work as an inspiration for the country.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday (January 9). The National Sports Awards include the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards; Dronacharya Awards; Arjuna Awards; Dhyan Chand Awards; Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards; Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy.

Congratulations to the illustrious winners of the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023. Their remarkable achievements and unwavering dedication are an inspiration to our nation. They have not only excelled in their respective fields but also raised India’s flag high on the… https://t.co/51tbEBxdHp
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 9, 2024

The Khel Ratna Awardee 2023

Out of all these awards, the Khel Ratna Award is the highest and major sporting honour given to athletes annually by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. This year, India’s top ranked men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Satwiksairaj and Chirag, popularly known by the portmanteau of “Sat-Chi” are the recipient of the 2023 Khel Ratna Award due to their extraordinary contribution in the field of badminton. The duo secured three Badminton World Federation (BWF) titles last year, the Swiss Open, the Indonesia Open and the Korea Open.

They also won India’s historic first-ever badminton gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and also the Asian Championships gold in April. Moreover, they became the first doubles pair in Indian history to be ranked at world number one in BWF rankings.

Arjuna Awardees 2023

Earlier in the award ceremony, India’s star fast bowler Mohammad Shami received the Arjuna Award. Shami was the recipient of the award for his bowling contributions at the ICC Cricket World Cup and World Test Championships. Along with Shami archers Ojas Pravin Deotale, Sheetal Devi, and Aditi Gopichand Swami, and wrestler Antim Panghal were among the stars who received the Arjuna Award.

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Full list of winners at National sports awards 2023

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Winner

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (badminton)

Arjuna Award Winners

Archery: Ojas Pravin Deotale, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Sheetal Devi (para archery)
Athletics: Murali Sreeshankar, Parul Chaudhary
Boxing: Mohammad Hussamuddin
Chess: R Vaishali
Cricket: Mohammed Shami, Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (blind cricket)
Equestrian: Anush Agarwalla, Divyakriti Singh (equestrian dressage)
Golf: Diksha Dagar
Hockey: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Sushila Chanu
Kabaddi: Pawan Kumar, Ritu Negi
Kho-Kho: Nasreen
Lawn Bowls: Pinki
Shooting: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Esha Singh
Squash: Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu
Table Tennis: Ayhika Mukherjee
Wrestling: Sunil Kumar, Antim Panghal
Wushu: Naorem Roshibina Devi
Para Canoeing: Prachi Yadav

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches (regular category)

Chess: RB Ramesh
Hockey: Shivendra Singh
Mallakhamb: Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar
Para Athletics: Mahaveer Prasad Saini
Wrestling: Lalit Kumar

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches (life-time category)

Golf: Jaskirat Singh Grewal
Kabaddi: Bhaskaran E
Table Tennis: Jayanta Kumar Pushilal

Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement

Badminton: Manjusha Kanwar
Hockey: Vineet Kumar Sharma
Kabaddi: Kavitha Selvaraj

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