Arjuna Awards were introduced in the year 1961. They are awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Award consists of a statuette, a certificate, a ceremonial dress, and a cash prize. The Arjuna Award cannot be given for a second time to the same person.
# | Sport | Sportsperson | Year |
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1. | Archery | Krishan Das | 1981 |
2. | Athletics | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | 1961 |
3. | Badminton | Nandu Natekar | 1961 |
4. | Basketball | Sarbjit Singh | 1961 |
5. | Billiards and Snooker | Wilson Jones | 1963 |
6. | Boxing | L Buddy D'Souza | 1961 |
7. | Carrom | A Maria Irudayam | 1996 |
8. | Chess | Manuel Aaron | 1961 |
9. | Cricket | Salim Durani | 1961 |
10. | Cycling | Amar Singh | 1975 |
11. | Equestrian | Dafadar Khan M. Khan | 1973 |
12. | Football | PK Banerjee | 1961 |
13. | Golf | PG Sethi | 1961 |
14. | Gymnastics | Shyamlal | 1961 |
15. | Hockey | Prithipal Singh | 1961 |
16. | Judo | Sandeep Byala | 1992 |
17. | Kabaddi | Subbiah Rajarathinam | 1994 |
18. | Tennis | Ramanathan Krishnan | 1961 |
19. | Roller Skating | Anup Kumar Yama | 2015 |
20. | Rowing | Maj Parveen Oberoy | 1981 |
21. | Polo | Prem Singh | 1961 |
22. | Shooting | Karni Singh | 1961 |
23. | Squash | Saurav Ghosal | 2006 |
24. | Swimming | Bajarangi Prasad | 1961 |
25. | Table Tennis | JC Vohra | 1961 |
26. | Volleyball | A Palaniswamy | 1961 |
27. | Weightlifting | AN Ghosh | 1961 |
28. | Wrestling | Hav Uday Chand | 1961 |
29. | Wushu | W Sandhyarani Devi | 2011 |
30. | Yachting | Lt Cdr SJ Contractor | 1970 |
# | Sport | Sportsperson | Year |
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1. | Archery | Dola Banerjee | 2005 |
2. | Athletics | Stephie D'Souza | 1963 |
3. | Badminton | Meena Shah | 1962 |
4. | Billiards and Snooker | Anuja Thakur | 2005 |
5. | Boxing | Mary Kom | 2003 |
6. | Chess | Rohini Khadilkar | 1980-81 |
7. | Cricket | Shanta Rangaswamy | 1976 |
8. | Cycling | M. Mahapatra | 1978-79 |
9. | Football | Shanti Mallick | 1983 |
10. | Golf | Anjali Desai | 1972 |
11. | Mallakhambh | Himani Uttam Parab | 2021 |
12. | Tennis | Nirupama Mankad | 1978-79 |
13. | Squash | Dipika Pallikal | 2012 |
14. | Swimming | Rima Datta | 1966 |
15. | Wrestling | Geeta Jakhar | 2006 |