Dronacharya Award

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The Dronacharya Award is a prestigious Indian national sports honor presented annually to outstanding coaches for their exemplary contribution to the training and development of sportspersons.

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instanceOf Indian national award
sports award
administeredBy Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games NERFINISHED
awardedFor outstanding contribution to coaching in sports and games recognized by the Indian Olympic Association
awardFor excellence in sports coaching
awardLevel national
ceremonyLocation Rashtrapati Bhavan NERFINISHED
country India
dateOfPresentation 29 August
domain sports
eligibility Indian citizens
sports coaches
field sports coaching
firstAwarded 1985
frequency annual
hasCategory lifetime achievement category
regular category
hasJurisdiction Republic of India NERFINISHED
hasMediaType civilian honor
inception 1985
isPartOfPolicy India’s national sports promotion policy
languageOfOfficialDocuments English
Hindi NERFINISHED
namedAfter Dronacharya NERFINISHED
guru Drona from the Mahabharata NERFINISHED
officialWebsite https://yas.nic.in (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) NERFINISHED
partOf National Sports Awards (India) NERFINISHED
presentedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports NERFINISHED
presentedByOffice President of India NERFINISHED
presentedOn National Sports Day NERFINISHED
purpose to honor outstanding sports coaches in India
to recognize contribution to training and development of sportspersons
regulates recognition of coaching excellence in Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth and indigenous games
relatedTo Arjuna Award NERFINISHED
Dhyan Chand Award NERFINISHED
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna NERFINISHED
reward bronze statuette of Dronacharya
cash prize
ceremonial dress
certificate
selectionProcess recommendations by National Sports Federations
screening by a selection committee appointed by the Government of India
sponsoredBy Government of India NERFINISHED

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