Arjuna Award
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The Arjuna Award is one of India’s highest sporting honors, recognizing outstanding achievement and consistent excellence by the country’s athletes across various disciplines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arjuna Award canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sports award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding performance in sports and games ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| eligibility | Indian sportspersons ⓘ |
| field | sports ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1961 ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| includesDiscipline |
Asian Games sports
ⓘ
Commonwealth Games sports ⓘ Olympic sports ⓘ archery ⓘ athletics ⓘ badminton ⓘ boxing ⓘ chess ⓘ cricket ⓘ cycling ⓘ equestrian ⓘ football ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ hockey ⓘ indigenous games ⓘ judo ⓘ kabaddi ⓘ parasports ⓘ rowing ⓘ shooting ⓘ swimming ⓘ table tennis ⓘ tennis ⓘ weightlifting ⓘ wrestling ⓘ yachting ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Government of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
honor consistent excellence in sports performance
ⓘ
recognize outstanding achievement in national sports ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dronacharya Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rewardIncludes |
bronze statuette of Arjuna
ⓘ
cash prize ⓘ ceremonial dress ⓘ scroll of honour ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
consistent good performance for at least four years
ⓘ
qualities of leadership and sportsmanship ⓘ |
| status | one of the highest sporting honours in India ⓘ |
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