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)
Updated On: 2024-01-09 02:10 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
Cricket
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
Archery
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
Athletics
Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary are the two players from athletics to receive the Arjuna Award
Boxing
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
Hockey
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
Chess
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
Wushu
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)
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