Vikash Sharma

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday announced the National Sports Awards 2022. Hockey player from Odisha, Deep Grace Ekka will receive the prestigious Arjuna Award.

Ekka is among 24 other sports persons from various disciplines who have been nominated for the Arjuna award for outstanding performance in sports and games.

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 30, 2022.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022

1. Sharath Kamal Achanta: Table Tennis

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in sports and games 2022

1. Deep Grace Ekka: Hockey

2. Seema Punia: Athletics

3. Eldhose Paul: Athletics

4. Avinash Mukund Sable: Athletics

5. Lakshya Sen: Badminton

6. Prannoy HS: Badminton

7. Shri Amit: Boxing

8. Nikhat Zareen: Boxing

9. Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni: Chess

10. R Praggnanandhaa: Chess

11. Shushila Devi: Judo

12. Sakshi Kumari: Kabaddi

13. Nayan Moni Saikia: Lawn Bowl

14. Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar: Mallakhamb

15. ElavenilValarivan: Shooting

16. Omprakash Mitharval: Shooting

17. Sreeja Akula: Table Tennis

18. Vikas Thakur: Weightlifting

19. Ms Anshu: Wrestling

20. Ms 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

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in sports and games 2022

Regular Category

1. Jiwanjot Singh Teja: Archery

2.Mohammad Ali Qamar: Boxing

3. Suma Siddharth Shirur: Para Shooting

4. Sujeet Maan: Wrestling

Lifetime Category

1. Dinesh Jawahar Lad: Cricket

2. Bimal Prafulla Ghosh: Football

3. Raj Singh: Wrestling

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022

1. Ashwini Akkunji C:Athletics

2. Dharamvir Singh: Hockey

3. B.C Suresh: Kabaddi

4. Nir Bahadur Gurung: Para Athletics

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