Yogi congratulates Shami, Parul Chaudhary on receiving Arjuna Award
President Draupadi Murmu conferred the award on Mohd Shami and Parul Chaudhary, both residents of Uttar Pradesh, at a formal ceremony in New Delhi.
President Draupadi Murmu conferred the award on Mohd Shami and Parul Chaudhary, both residents of Uttar Pradesh, at a formal ceremony in New Delhi.
Five badminton players have been conferred the Khel Ratna so far; Pullela Gopichand (2001), Saina Nehwal (2010), PV Sindhu (2016), Pramod Bhagat (2021) and Krishna Nagar (2021).
The two had an incredible year, making it to as many as six finals and taking home five victories.
It was in March 2015 that Sandesh Jhingan made his debut for India in a FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier play-off against Nepal in Guwahati.
The Sports Ministry decided against bestowing the Arjuna on Sakshi Malik as she has already been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
HS Prannoy had launched a scathing attack on the BAI after the federation's list of recommendations went public.
An Arjuna and Padma Shri awardee, the former bantamweight boxer won the gold medal in the Asian Games in 1998 edition held in Bangkok.
While Rohit was nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna award, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Sharma were nominated for Arjuna Awards on Saturday.
Mirabai Chanu recovered from a back injury that hampered her in 2018 and missed out on a medal at the 2019 Asian Championships by the barest of margins.
Ankita Raina had won a women's singles bronze medal at the 2018 edition of the Asian Games, while Divij Sharan won a gold medal in the men's doubles event.
