Dronacharya award

NEW DELHI: Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sporting honour, by President Droupadi Murmu at the National Sports Awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.

While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 sportspersons, including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, were conferred with the Arjuna Award, PTI reports.

Jun 28, 2021 17:06
NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Saturday announced the nomination of Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and former Indian women's hockey team player Deepika for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, while Harmanpreet Singh, Vandana Katariya and Navjot Kaur have been nominated for the Arjuna Award. 
Dec 04, 2020 15:12
NEW DELHI: Joining several other sportspersons, former Indian hockey team captain and two-time Olympian Pargat Singh and former national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu have decided to return their respective Padma Shri and Dronacharya Awards in support of agitating farmers.
Sep 11, 2018 15:09
MUMBAI: Former national badminton coach Vimal Kumar and ex-athlete Ashwini Nachappa have been nominated by the Sports Ministry to be part of this year's Arjuna and Khel Ratna awards selection committee, Press Trust of India reports. The committee will be headed by the retired Delhi High Court judge, Justice Indermeet Kaul Kochhar and will include three renowned sports journalists.
May 03, 2018 14:05
NEW DELHI: Hockey India Thursday day announced the recommended players for the esteemed Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement 2018. 
Apr 26, 2018 15:04
MUMBAI: For the second year running, the BCCI has nominated Indian captain Virat Kohli for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.