26 sportspersons received the Arjuna Award on January 9, 2024 from Droupadi Murmu, the President of India. The list mostly features athletes from the Asian Games 2023 where India made history by winning over 100 medals in a single edition of the event.
Only one cricketer, Mohammed Shami, was bestowed with the award after he finished as the leading wicket-taker of World Cup 2023 when India lost to Australia in the final.
Sheetal Devi, the world’s first armless woman archer, who won three medals in the Para Games in Hangzhou, is also a part of the list.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Esha Singh, who both helped India win as many as 22 medals in shooting, also received the Arjuna award. Naorem Roshibina Devi won the silver medal in Hangzhou, and she also features in the list.
Ayhika Mukherjee, who won the bronze medal in women’s doubles along with Sutirtha Mukherjee, is a part of the 26-member list as well. R Vaishali, the sister of 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, was also a part of the list.
Full List of Arjuna Award Winners 2023
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Athletes |
Discipline |
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Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami |
Archery |
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Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale |
Archery |
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Shri Sreeshankar Murali |
Athletics |
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Ms Parul Chaudhary |
Athletics |
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Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin |
Boxing |
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Ms R Vaishali |
Chess |
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Shri Mohammed Shami |
Cricket |
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Shri Anush Agarwalla |
Equestrian |
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Ms Divyakriti Singh |
Equestrian Dressage |
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Ms Diksha Dagar |
Golf |
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Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak |
Hockey |
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Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu |
Hockey |
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Shri Pawan Kumar |
Kabaddi |
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Ms Ritu Negi |
Kabaddi |
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Ms Nasreen |
Kho-Kho |
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Ms Pinki |
Lawn Bowls |
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Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
Shooting |
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Ms Esha Singh |
Shooting |
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Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu |
Squash |
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Ms Ayhika Mukherjee |
Table Tennis |
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Shri Sunil Kumar |
Wrestling |
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Ms Antim Panghal |
Wrestling |
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Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi |
Wushu |
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Ms Sheetal Devi |
Para Archery |
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Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy |
Blind Cricket |
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Para Canoeing |
Ms Prachi Yadav |
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