National Sports Awards 2025: Tejaswin, Vidit, Divya Among Arjuna Winners; Check Full List
The ministry named 17 athletes for the Arjuna Awards, including a lifetime honoree, and left the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna category empty.
- On Tuesday, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced 17 Arjuna Award recipients for 2025, while notably leaving the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award category vacant this year.
- A selection committee chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Arun Kumar Mishra finalized the list, evaluating candidates based on four years of performance, leadership, sportsmanship, and discipline.
- Notable honorees include chess Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, and badminton player Gayatri Gopichand, representing disciplines spanning track and field, board games, and racquet sports.
- Former footballer I Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award for Lifetime Achievement, while the Army Paralympic Node, Pune, earned the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for sports development.
- The absence of a Khel Ratna recipient marks a shift from last year, when four athletes including chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju and hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh received the country's highest sporting honor.
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No Khel Ratna For 2025; Tejaswin Shankar, Divya Deshmukh And Gayatri Gopichand Among Arjuna Awardees
The Sports Ministry on Tuesday decided against bestowing the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on any athlete for the year 2025, while unveiling a significantly pruned list of 17 Arjuna Award recipients
National Sports Awards 2025 Announced; Tejaswin, Divya Deshmukh, Gayatri-Treesa to Be Honoured with Arjuna Awards
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee chaired by a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra, the Government has decided to confer awards on the following sportspersons, coaches and entities under various categories, as per a press release from t…
National Sports Awards 2025: Tejaswin, Vidit, Divya among Arjuna winners; Check full list
Divya Deshmukh and Tejaswin Shankar received the prestigious Arjuna Award. Shuttler Gayatri Gopichand and boxer Narender also earned nominations for the award. Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi and Treesa Jolly were among the selected athletes. Dhanush Srikanth, a young rifle shooter, was also recognized for his achievements. Footballer I Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Divya Deshmukh, Tejaswin Shankar, And Gayatri Gopichand Among 17 Athletes Named for Prestigious Arjuna Awards
Seventeen prominent Indian athletes were named for the prestigious Arjuna Award. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the list recognizing outstanding international achievements, while leaving the Khel Ratna category vacant for the year
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