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IN PHOTOS | Arjuna Award winners for 2023

Updated On: 09 January, 2024 02:10 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Here is the list of Arjuna Awardees for the year 2023. On January 9, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu will be presenting the awards to the following awardees (Pic: File Pic/ AFP)

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Here is the list of Arjuna Awardees for the year 2023. On January 9, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu will be presenting the awards to the following awardees (Pic: File Pic/ AFP)

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Here is the list of Arjuna Awardees for the year 2023. On January 9, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu will be presenting the awards to the following awardees (Pic: File Pic/ AFP)
<p><strong>Cricket</strong></p> <p>In cricket, India`s star pacer Mohammed Shami has received the Arjuna Award for the exceptional skills he displayed during the ICC World Cup 2023. The captain of the Blind Cricket team Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy is also among the 26 awardees who received the Arjuna Award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan</p>

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In cricket, India`s star pacer Mohammed Shami has received the Arjuna Award for the exceptional skills he displayed during the ICC World Cup 2023. The captain of the Blind Cricket team Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy is also among the 26 awardees who received the Arjuna Award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

<p><strong>Archery</strong></p> <p>From archery, Ojas Pravin Deotale scripted history by becoming the world champion in Germany in July 2023. He is also Nagpur`s first Asian Games medallist. Along with him, Aditi Gopichand Swami also received the Arjuna Award for clinching India`s first World Archery Championships title with compound women`s gold medal</p>

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From archery, Ojas Pravin Deotale scripted history by becoming the world champion in Germany in July 2023. He is also Nagpur`s first Asian Games medallist. Along with him, Aditi Gopichand Swami also received the Arjuna Award for clinching India`s first World Archery Championships title with compound women`s gold medal

<p><strong>Athletics</strong></p> <p>Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary are the two players from athletics to receive the Arjuna Award</p>

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Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary are the two players from athletics to receive the Arjuna Award

<p><strong>Boxing</strong></p> <p>Boxer Mohameed Hussamuddin has also received the Arjuna Award. He had clinched the bronze medal at the World Championships and suffered an injury tear in his knee that forced him to withdraw from the semis</p>

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Boxer Mohameed Hussamuddin has also received the Arjuna Award. He had clinched the bronze medal at the World Championships and suffered an injury tear in his knee that forced him to withdraw from the semis

<p><strong>Hockey</strong></p> <p>Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Krishan Bahadur Pathak are the two hockey players to receive the Arjuna Award for 2023 for their outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023</p>

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Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Krishan Bahadur Pathak are the two hockey players to receive the Arjuna Award for 2023 for their outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023

<p><strong>Chess</strong></p> <p>R Vaishali has been honoured with Arjuna Award for becoming the third woman from the country after Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika to turn Grandmaster</p>

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R Vaishali has been honoured with Arjuna Award for becoming the third woman from the country after Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika to turn Grandmaster

<p><strong>Wushu</strong></p> <p>Naorem Roshibina Devi has been awarded for winning silver in the 60 kg category in the Asian Games 2023, a silver medal in the Texas World Wushu Championship 2023 (60 kg) and winning gold in the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship (60 kg)</p>

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Naorem Roshibina Devi has been awarded for winning silver in the 60 kg category in the Asian Games 2023, a silver medal in the Texas World Wushu Championship 2023 (60 kg) and winning gold in the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship (60 kg)

<p>Similarly, there are many other players like Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Divyakriti Singh (equestrian dressage), Diksha Dagar (golf) Pawan Kumar (kabaddi), Ritu Negi (kabaddi), Nasreen (kho-kho), Pinki (lawn bowls), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting), Esha Singh (shooting), Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (squash), Ayhika Mukherjee (table tennis), Sunil Kumar (wrestling), Antim (wrestling) Sheetal Devi (para archery), Prachi Yadav (para canoeing) who have been honoured with the Arjuna Award for their stunning performances in the respective sports</p>

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Similarly, there are many other players like Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Divyakriti Singh (equestrian dressage), Diksha Dagar (golf) Pawan Kumar (kabaddi), Ritu Negi (kabaddi), Nasreen (kho-kho), Pinki (lawn bowls), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting), Esha Singh (shooting), Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (squash), Ayhika Mukherjee (table tennis), Sunil Kumar (wrestling), Antim (wrestling) Sheetal Devi (para archery), Prachi Yadav (para canoeing) who have been honoured with the Arjuna Award for their stunning performances in the respective sports

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