The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding
achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash
prize of INR 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll. The Government
has recently revised the scheme for the Arjun Award. As per the revised
guidelines, to be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson should not only have
had good performance consistently for the previous three years at the
international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is
recommended, but should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship
and a sense of discipline.
A large number of nominations were received
for these awards this year, which were considered by the select panels of eminent sportspersons and sports
administrators; Selection Committees were headed by eminent sportspersons and consisted of former Olympians, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya
Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, Sports Journalists/Experts/Commentators and
sports administrators. Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
and Arjuna Awards was headed by Shri Kapil Dev.
Here is the list of complete winners and
their discipline. You can download this as PDF from print friendly button
below.
1. Mr. Abhishek Verma -
Archery
2. Ms. Tintu Luka- Athletics
3. Mr. H.N. Girisha-
Para-Athletics
4. Mr. V. Diju- Badminton
5. Ms. Geetu Anna Jose-
Basketball
6. Mr. Jai Bhagwan- Boxing
7. Mr. R. Ashwin- Cricket
8. Mr. Anirban Lahiri- Golf
9. Ms. Mamta Pujari - Kabaddi
10. Mr. Saji Thomas- Rowing
11. Ms. Heena Sidhu- Shooting
12. Ms. Anaka Alankamony-
Squash
13. Mr. Tom Joseph-
Volleyball
14. Ms. Renu Bala Chanu-
Weightlifting
15. Mr. Sunil Kumar Rana-
Wrestling
For Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2014, no
sportsperson has been recommended. The awardees will receive their awards from
the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati
Bhawan on August 29, 2014 (National Sports Day).
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