Full List of Arjuna Award Winners 2023

26 sportspersons received the Arjuna Award on January 9, 2024 from Droupadi Murmu, the President of India. The list mostly features athletes from the Asian Games 2023 where India made history by winning over 100 medals in a single edition of the event.

Only one cricketer, Mohammed Shami, was bestowed with the award after he finished as the leading wicket-taker of World Cup 2023 when India lost to Australia in the final. Sheetal Devi, the world's first armless woman archer, who won three medals in the Para Games in Hangzhou, is also a part of the list.

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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Esha Singh, who both helped India win as many as 22 medals in shooting, also received the Arjuna award. Naorem Roshibina Devi won the silver medal in Hangzhou, and she also features in the list.

Ayhika Mukherjee, who won the bronze medal in women's doubles along with Sutirtha Mukherjee, is a part of the 26-member list as well. R Vaishali, the sister of 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, was also a part of the list.

Full List of Arjuna Award Winners 2023:

Athletes	Discipline
Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami	Archery
Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale	Archery
	Athletics
Ms Parul Chaudhary	Athletics
Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin	Boxing
Ms R Vaishali	Chess
Shri Mohammed Shami	Cricket
Shri Anush Agarwalla	Equestrian
Ms Divyakriti Singh	Equestrian Dressage
Ms Diksha Dagar	Golf
Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak	Hockey
Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu	Hockey
Shri Pawan Kumar	Kabaddi
Ms Ritu Negi	Kabaddi
Ms Nasreen	Kho-Kho
Ms Pinki	Lawn Bowls
Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting
Ms Esha Singh	Shooting
Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu	Squash
Ms Ayhika Mukherjee	Table Tennis
Shri Sunil Kumar	Wrestling
Ms Antim Panghal	Wrestling
Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi	Wushu
Ms Sheetal Devi	Para Archery
Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy	Blind Cricket
Para Canoeing	Ms Prachi Yadav

The Arjuna Award is India's second highest sporting honor, and it is given to recognize outstanding achievements in sports. The award was instituted in 1961, and it is named after Arjuna, the legendary archer from the Mahabharata. The 2023 awardees come from a variety of sports, including archery, badminton, cricket, hockey, shooting, and table tennis. They have all achieved great things in their respective sports, and they are an inspiration to young athletes everywhere.

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Published date : 09 Jan 2024 04:01PM