National Sports Awards in India
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The National Sports Awards in India are a set of prestigious honors conferred annually by the Government of India to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions in various fields of sports and adventure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sports award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ArjunaAwardEstablished | 1961 ⓘ |
| ArjunaAwardRecognizes | consistent outstanding performance over four years ⓘ |
| associatedDay | National Sports Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | Rashtrapati Bhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferredBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| DhyanChandAwardEstablished | 2002 ⓘ |
| DhyanChandAwardRecognizes | lifetime achievement in sports ⓘ |
| DronacharyaAwardEstablished | 1985 ⓘ |
| DronacharyaAwardRecognizes | outstanding coaches in sports ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Indian coaches
ⓘ
Indian sportspersons ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ sports organizations ⓘ |
| field |
adventure sports
ⓘ
sports ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1956 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| includesAward |
Arjuna Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhyan Chand Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Dronacharya Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ National Sports Awards for Differently Abled Sportspersons NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KhelRatnaEstablished | 1991–1992 ⓘ |
| KhelRatnaRecognizes | most outstanding performance at international level ⓘ |
| KhelRatnaRenamedAs | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KhelRatnaRenamingYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialDocuments |
English
ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MaulanaAbulKalamAzadTrophyEstablished | 1956–1957 ⓘ |
| MaulanaAbulKalamAzadTrophyRecognizes | overall top-performing university in sports ⓘ |
| NationalSportsDayHonouree | Major Dhyan Chand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Government of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage sports and adventure activities
ⓘ
to honor contributions to sports development ⓘ to recognize outstanding achievements in sports ⓘ |
| RashtriyaKhelProtsahanPuruskarEstablished | 2009 ⓘ |
| RashtriyaKhelProtsahanPuruskarRecognizes | contributions to sports promotion and development ⓘ |
| selectionBody | Selection Committee appointed by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ⓘ |
| TenzingNorgayAwardEstablished | 1993 ⓘ |
| TenzingNorgayAwardRecognizes | excellence in adventure sports ⓘ |
| typicalCeremonyMonth | August ⓘ |
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