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Download Solution PDFArjuna Award is given for ________.
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UPSSSC PET 24 Aug 2021 Shift 2 (Series A) (Official Paper)
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Option 3 : Outstanding performance in sports
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Outstanding performance in sports.
Key Points
- The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour in India, the highest being the Khel Ratna Award.
- The award is named after Arjuna, one of the characters of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.
- It is given to individuals for their exemplary and exceptional performance in various categories of sports.
- The award is bestowed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
- The award is given to promote sports in India.
Additional Information
2023 Arjuna Award Recipient:
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Arjuna Award Winner
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Sports
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Ojas Pravin Deotale
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Archery
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Parul Chaudhary
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Athletics
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Aditi Gopichand Swami
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Archery
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Mohammad Hussamuddin
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Boxing
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R Vaishali
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chess
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Mohammed Shami
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Cricket
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Anush Agarwalla
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Equestrian
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Divyakriti Singh
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Equestrian Dressage
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Diksha Dagar
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Golf
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Krishan Bahadur Pathak
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Hockey
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Sushila Chanu
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Hockey
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Pawan Kumar
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Kabaddi
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Ritu Negi
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Kabaddi
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Nasreen
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Kho-Kho
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Pinki
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Lawn Bowls
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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
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Shooting
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Esha Singh
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Shooting
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Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu
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Squash
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Ayhika Mukherjee
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Table Tennis
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Sunil Kumar
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Wrestling
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Antim Panghal
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Wrestling
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Naorem Roshibina Devi
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Wushu
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Sheetal Devi
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Para Archery
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Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy
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Blind Cricket
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Prachi Yadav
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Para Canoeing
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Murali Sreeshankar
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Athletics
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