Finally, National Sports Awards 2025 to Be Given on Friday
Seventeen athletes received the Arjuna Award as the ministry re-evaluated the list and left the Khel Ratna unassigned.
- On Friday, President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, honoring 17 Arjuna Award recipients while notably awarding no Khel Ratna this year.
- The ceremony followed a significant delay caused by a Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports-initiated re-evaluation process, which pruned the original 24 recommended names to ensure only worthy athletes were honored.
- Star Arjuna Award winners in attendance included decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, World Cup-winning chess player Divya Deshmukh, and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, alongside Lifetime Achievement awardee Dharmendra Yadav.
- Many athletes criticized the postponement, calling the delay disrespectful, as the Ministry struggled to finalize the list after the selection panel recommendations were submitted in December.
- Traditionally held on August 29 to mark National Sports Day, the ceremony's schedule has become inconsistent since the COVID-19 pandemic, with concessions required during major Olympic or Asian Games years.
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President Murmu Honours Top Athletes At National Sports Awards
President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, honouring 17 Arjuna awardees including decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and Grandmasters Divya Deshmukh and Vidit Gujrathi. This year saw no Khel Ratna recipient. The ceremony followed a re-evaluation process to uphold the integrity of the awards, which were announced after a significant delay. Para-athletes Ekta Bhyan and Rudransh Khandelwal were also among the reci…
President Droupadi Murmu, National Sports Awards, Rashtrapati Bhavan President Droupadi Murmu gave away the National Sports Awards on Friday. During this, 17 players were honored with the Arjuna Award, which includes the names of Priyank Goswami and Narendra. For the first time since 2014, no one has received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
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New Delhi:President Droupadi Murmu officially presented the National Sports Awards 2025 during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday. Decathlon athlete Tejaswin Shankar and FIDE World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, along with thirteen other sportspersons from various disciplines, received the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games. Tejaswin Shankar created history at the Commonwealth […]
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