National Sports Awards 2022: Sharath Kamal conferred with Khel Ratna award | More sports News –

NEW DELHI: India’s veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal has been conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for his outstanding performance in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
He won three gold medals and a silver at the Birmingham CWG and is the sole recipient of India’s highest sporting honour this year. He is the second table tennis player after Manika Batra to get the Khel Ratna.

President Droupadi Murmu presented awards to all the winners at an official ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in on Wednesday.
The event is traditionally held every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on August 29. But last year also, the event was held on another date.
The star attraction of the ceremony was Sharath, who received his Khel Ratna award amid thunderous applause from the select dignitaries present at the Durbar Hall.

The Khel Ratna is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performances by a sportsperson over a period of the previous four years. It carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, a medal and a scroll of honour. The Arjuna award carries a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh, a bronze statue and a scroll of honour.
Boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen and CWG gold medallist shuttler Lakshya Sen are among 25 sportspersons who were presented with the Arjuna Award for their consistent performances over a period of four years.
Zareen, who became the boxing world champion in May, was given the Arjuna Award while badminton ace Lakshya and the 2019 world silver medallist boxer Amit Panghal were among the recipients of the Arjuna Award.

The Khel Ratna was the first award given by the President, followed by the Dronacharya award in the lifetime category, won by Rohit Sharma’s coach Dinesh Jawahar Lad, football coach Bimal Prafulla Ghosh and wrestling mentor Raj Singh.
The Dronacharya Award is the regular category and was handed to Jiwanjot Singh Teja (archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (para shooting) and Sujeet Maan (wrestling).
Discus thrower Seema Punia was the first to receive the Arjuna award from the President.
India cricket team captain Rohit Sharma’s coach Dinesh Lad received the Dronacharya Award in the lifetime category.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)
Arjuna Award for the year 2022
Seema Punia (Athletics)
Aldous Paul (Athletics)
Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics)
Lakshmi Sen (Badminton)
Prannoy HS (Badminton)
Amit (Boxing)
Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)
Bhakti Pradeep Kulkarni (Chess)
R Pragyanananda (Chess)
Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey)
Sushila Devi (Judo)
Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi)
Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Ball)
Sagar Kailas Ovalkar (Mallamb)
Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting)
Om Prakash Mitharwal (Shooting)
Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis)
Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting)
Anshu (Wrestling)
Sarita (Wrestling)
Parveen (Wushu)
Mansi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton)
Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Badminton)
Jerlin Anika J (DAF Badminton)
Dronacharya Award
Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery)
Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing)
Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting)
Sujit Mann (Wrestling)
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime)
Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket)
Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football)
Raj Singh (Wrestling)
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement
Ashwini Akkunji (Athletics)
Dharamvir Singh (Hockey)
BC Suresh (Kabaddi)
Neer Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Ladakh Ski and Snowboard Association
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards
Naina Dhakad (Land Adventure)
Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali (Water Adventure)
Group Captain Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal (Life Time Achievement)
(With PTI Inputs)