New Delhi: Badminton player H S Pranoy and Tripple Jumper Eldhose Paul are among the 23 other sports persons selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award, 2022. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022 on Monday for outstanding performance in sports and games. 

The Chennai native Achanta Sharat Kamal will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the most prestigious sports award in the country. Achanta is the first table tennis player in the country who won the national senior championship ten times.   

Prannoy was part of the India squad that won the prestigious Thomas Cup badminton tournament this year. He defeated Malaysia player Leong Jun Hao in the decider quarter-final match and ensured India reached the semi-final and obtain its first-ever Medal in the tournament. Pranoy once again proved his talent by winning another decider match in the semi-final against Denmark.  

Eldhose Paul has become the first Indian to win the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games this year in Tripple Jump. He is also the first Indian to qualify for the Tripple Jump final in the World Athletics Championship.

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 30, 2022.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022

1. Sharath Kamal Achanta: Table Tennis

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in sports and games 2022

1. Deep Grace Ekka: Hockey

2. Seema Punia: Athletics

3. Eldhose Paul: Athletics

4. Avinash Mukund Sable: Athletics

5. Lakshya Sen: Badminton

6. Prannoy HS: Badminton

7. Shri Amit: Boxing

8. Nikhat Zareen: Boxing

9. Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni: Chess

10. R Praggnanandhaa: Chess

11. Shushila Devi: Judo

12. Sakshi Kumari: Kabaddi

13. Nayan Moni Saikia: Lawn Bowl

14. Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar: Mallakhamb

15. ElavenilValarivan: Shooting

16. Omprakash Mitharval: Shooting

17. Sreeja Akula: Table Tennis

18. Vikas Thakur: Weightlifting

19. Ms Anshu: Wrestling

20. Ms Sarita: Wrestling

21. Shri Parveen: Wushu

22. Manasi Girishchandra Joshi: Para-Badminton

23. Tarun Dhillon: Para Badminton

24. Swapnil Sanjay Patil: Para Swimming

25. Jerlin Anika J: Deaf Badminton

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in sports and games 2022

Regular Category

1. Jiwanjot Singh Teja: Archery

2. Mohammad Ali Qamar: Boxing

3. Suma Siddharth Shirur: Para Shooting

4. Sujeet Maan: Wrestling

Lifetime Category

1. Dinesh Jawahar Lad: Cricket

2. Bimal Prafulla Ghosh: Football

3. Raj Singh: Wrestling

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2022

1. Ashwini Akkunji C: Athletics

2. Dharamvir Singh: Hockey

3. B.C Suresh: Kabaddi

4. Nir Bahadur Gurung: Para Athletics