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[[File:Arjuna Halebidu.jpg|thumb|right|The great archer Arjuna and his bow are carved in a temple wall at Halebidu in Karnataka, which is in western India.]]
{{short description|Indian sports award}}
The '''Arjuna Awards''' were established by the [[government of India]] in 1961. The honour [[wikt:recognize|recognizes]] "outstanding achievement in [[sports]] and [[games]]". The award includes a cash prize.<ref>India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), [http://yas.nic.in/index2.asp?linkid=11&slid=220&sublinkid=131&langid=1 "Arjuna Award"] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410012717/http://yas.nic.in/index2.asp?linkid=11&slid=220&sublinkid=131&langid=1 |date=2009-04-10 }}; retrieved 2012-7-20.</ref> The Arjuna Awards [[wikt:recognize|recognise]] the achievements of the country’s [[Sportsperson|sportsmen]].<ref>IndiaNetzone.com, [http://www.indianetzone.com/6/arjuna_awardees_india.htm  "Arjuna Awards in India"] retrieved 2012-8-3.</ref>
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{{Infobox award
| name = Arjuna Award
| image = Arjun Award.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| subheader = Civilian award for outstanding contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
| awarded_for = Sports honour in India
| sponsor = [[Government of India]]
| firstawarded = 1961  
| lastawarded = 2020
| reward = [[Indian rupee|₹]]15,00,000
| former name =
| website=
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 881 individuals + 1 team award
| previous = [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]]
}}
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| title = Arjuna award recipients<ref name="ArjunaAward" />
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| label_type  = Year
| data_type  = Number of recipients
| label1      = 1961–1969
| data1      = 95
| comment1 =+ 1 team award
| label2      = 1970–1979
| data2      = 136
| label3      = 1980–1989
| data3      = 147
| label4      = 1990–1999
| data4      = 147
| label5      = 2000–2009
| data5      = 151
| label6      = 2010–2019
| data6      = 178
| label7      = 2020–2029
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The [[wikt:symbol|symbol]] of the award is a small [[bronze]] statue of [[Arjuna]] with his bow.<ref>Arjuna is an Indian literary figure who is known for his skill in archery.</ref>
The '''Arjuna Award''', officially known as '''Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games''',<ref name ="Scheme" /> is the second-highest sporting honour of [[India]], the highest being the [[Khel Ratna Award]]. The award is named after [[Arjuna]], one of the characters of the Sanskrit epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' of [[History of India|ancient India]]. He is the main protagonist of the epic. He is considered one of the greatest warriors of ancient India after Rama and Parshurama.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691139968/the-bhagavad-gita|title=The Bhagavad Gita|date=26 October 2014|isbn=978-0-691-13996-8|language=en|last1=Davis|first1=Richard H.}}</ref> In [[Hinduism]], he has been seen as a symbol of hard work, dedication and concentration.<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Sports Ministry unveils new look Sports Awards|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52143|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=26 August 2009|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128112951/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52143|url-status=live}}</ref> It is awarded annually by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. Before the introduction of the [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] in 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honour of India.<ref name="EverestNews" /><ref>{{cite press_release|title=Vishwanathan Anand gets Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1992-MIN-OF-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1992-08-18_084.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=18 August 1992|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229185750/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1992-MIN-OF-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-%26-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1992-08-18_084.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The nominations for the award are received from all government recognised National Sports Federations, the [[Indian Olympic Association]], the [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, the state and the union territory governments and the Major Dhyan Chandra Khel Ratna, Arjuna, [[Dhyan Chand Award|Dhyan Chand]] and [[Dronacharya Award|Dronacharya]] awardees of the previous years. The recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured for their "good performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at the international level and for having shown "qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline." {{As of|2020}}, the award comprises "a [[bronze]] [[statuette]] of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|15|l}}."{{efn|name=a}}


==International competitions==
Instituted in 1961 to honour the outstanding sportspersons of the country,<ref>{{cite web|title=India in Sports: Some Fabulous Achievements|url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2000/ffeb2000/f100220001.html|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=11 February 2017|author=Bhardwaj, D. K.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813230542/http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2000/ffeb2000/f100220001.html|archive-date=13 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> the award over the years has undergone a number of expansions, reviews and rationalizations. The award was expanded to include all the recognised disciplines in 1977, has introduced indigenous games and physically handicapped categories in 1995 and introduced a lifetime contribution category in 1995 leading to creation of a separate [[Dhyan Chand Award]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Cash awards for Arjuna winners|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-DEC-AWARDS/PDF/DEF-1977-10-12_084.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=12 October 1977|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229185750/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-DEC-AWARDS/PDF/DEF-1977-10-12_084.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna Awards further expanded|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1995-JAN-DEC-MO-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS-NO-9/PDF/YTH-1995-05-24_023.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=24 May 1995|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229185750/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1995-JAN-DEC-MO-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-%26-SPORTS-NO-9/PDF/YTH-1995-05-24_023.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The latest revision in 2018 stipulates that the award is given only to the disciplines included in the events like [[Olympic Games]], [[Paralympic Games]], [[Asian Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], [[World championship|World Championship]] and [[World cup competition|World Cup]] along with [[Cricket]], Indigenous Games, and [[Disabled sports|Parasports]]. It also recommends giving only fifteen awards in a year, relaxing in case of excellent performance in major [[Multi-sport event|multi-sport events]], team sports, across gender and giving away of at least one award to physically challenged category.<ref name="Scheme"/>
The Indian government [[wikt:confer|confers]] Arjuna Award on [[wikt:select|selected]] [[Sportsperson|athletes]] who take part in [[Olympic Games]], [[Asian Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Championship|World Cup Championships]] and sports for the physically challenged.<ref>YAS, [http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File821.pdf "Scheme For The Arjuna Awards For Outstanding Performance In Sports And Games"]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; retrieved 2012-7-20.</ref>
 
== History ==
Since the year 2001, the award is given only in disciplines falling under the following categories:
* Olympic Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / World Cup / World Championship Disciplines and Cricket
* Indigenous Games
* Sports for the Physically Challenged
 
<!-- ==Nominations==
==Selection process==
==Recipients==
==Criticism==
==Controversies== -->
==Lists of recipients==
===By year===
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1961–1969)|Arjuna Award recipients (1961–1969)]]
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1970–1979)|Arjuna Award recipients (1970–1979)]]
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1980–1989)|Arjuna Award recipients (1980–1989)]]
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999)|Arjuna Award recipients (1990–1999)]]
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (2000–2009)|Arjuna Award recipients (2000–2009)]]
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (2010–2019)|Arjuna Award recipients (2010–2019)]]
* [[List of Arjuna Award recipients (2020–2029)|Arjuna Award recipients (2020–2029)]]
}}
===By sport===
====Olympic sports====
{{main|List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#ArcheryAA|Archery]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in athletics#AA|Athletics]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in badminton#AA|Badminton]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#BasketballAA|Basketball]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in boxing#AA|Boxing]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#CyclingAA|Cycling]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#EquestrianAA|Equestrian]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#FootballAA|Football]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#GolfAA|Golf]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#GymnasticsAA|Gymnastics]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in hockey#AA|Hockey]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#JudoAA|Judo]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#Lawn TennisAA|Lawn Tennis]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#RowingAA|Rowing]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in shooting#AA|Shooting]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#SwimmingAA|Swimming]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#Table TennisAA|Table Tennis]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#VolleyballAA|Volleyball]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#WeightliftingAA|Weightlifting]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports#Winter SportsAA|Winter Sports]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in wrestling#AA|Wrestling]]
}}
====Non Olympic sports====
{{main|List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#Adventure SportsAA|Adventure Sports]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#Ball BadmintonAA|Ball Badminton]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#Billiards & SnookerAA|Billiards & Snooker]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#BodybuildingAA|Bodybuilding]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#CarromAA|Carrom]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#ChessAA|Chess]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in cricket#AA|Cricket]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#KabaddiAA|Kabaddi]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#Kho KhoAA|Kho Kho]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#Motor SportsAA|Motor Sports]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#MountaineeringAA|Mountaineering]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#PoloAA|Polo]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#PowerliftingAA|Powerlifting]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#Roller SkatingAA|Roller Skating]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#SquashAA|Squash]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#WushuAA|Wushu]]
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports#YachtingAA|Yachting]]
}}
====Parasports====
{{main|List of National Sports Award recipients in parasports}}
* [[List of National Sports Award recipients in parasports#AA|Parasports]]
 
==Explanatory notes==
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=a|The cash prize was introduced in the year 1977{{ndash}}1978 as a scholarship of {{INRConvert|200}} a month for 2 years.<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Two years Scholarship for winners|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1978-JULY-DEC-MINISTRY-OF-EDUCATION-SOCIAL-WELFARE-&-CULTURE/PDF/EDU-1978-10-27_165.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=27 October 1978|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1978-JULY-DEC-MINISTRY-OF-EDUCATION-SOCIAL-WELFARE-%26-CULTURE/PDF/EDU-1978-10-27_165.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It was revised to one time cash prize of {{INRConvert|5|k}} in 1986,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna Award for 1986 to 13 Sports persons|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1988-JAN-JUNE-HUMAN-RESOURCE-DEVIL-VOL-I/PDF/HRD-1988-01-12_014.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=12 January 1988|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1988-JAN-JUNE-HUMAN-RESOURCE-DEVIL-VOL-I/PDF/HRD-1988-01-12_014.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|20|k}} in 1987,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Value of cash prize enhanced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/RASHTRAPATI%20BHAWAN/1989-JAN-DEC-PRESIDENT-SECTT/PDF/RPB-1989-05-30_030.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=30 May 1989|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/RASHTRAPATI%20BHAWAN/1989-JAN-DEC-PRESIDENT-SECTT/PDF/RPB-1989-05-30_030.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|50|k}} in 1993,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna awards, Dronachrya awards for 1998 Presented|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1993-JAN-DEC-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1993-07-22_045.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=22 July 1993|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1993-JAN-DEC-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-%26-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1993-07-22_045.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|1.5|l}} in 1998,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Value of cash prize enhanced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr99/l0999/r010999.html#8|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=1 September 1998|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143138/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr99/l0999/r010999.html#8|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|3|l}} in 2001,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna Awards scheme Revised|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rapr2002/03042002/r0304200215.html|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=3 April 2002|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143222/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rapr2002/03042002/r0304200215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|5|l}} in 2009,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Several initiatives undertaken for transformation of sports|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56322|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 September 2020|date=22 December 2009|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001163838/http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56322|url-status=live}}</ref> and to {{INRConvert|15|l}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Enhancement of cash amount of Sports Awards 2020|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Enhancement%20of%20cash%20amount%20of%20Sports%20Awards%202020.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=22 September 2020|date=27 August 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143104/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Enhancement%20of%20cash%20amount%20of%20Sports%20Awards%202020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
 
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|refs=
 
<ref name="ArjunaAward">{{cite web|title=List of Arjuna Awardees (1961-2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=12 September 2020|format=PDF|df=dmy-all|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
== External links ==
*{{cite web|title=National Sports Awards-2019|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1582410|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=13 September 2020|df=dmy-all|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229190956/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1582410|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=National Sports Awards 2020|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647633|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=13 September 2020|df=dmy-all|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143213/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647633|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{Commons category-inline|Arjuna Award}}
<ref name="Scheme">{{cite web|title=Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Revised%20Scheme%20of%20Arjuna%20Award%20%28amended%20as%20on%207.9.2018%29_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=22 September 2020|date=7 September 2018|format=PDF|df=dmy-all|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143100/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Revised%20Scheme%20of%20Arjuna%20Award%20%28amended%20as%20on%207.9.2018%29_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [http://yas.nic.in/index3.asp?sslid=767&subsublinkid=129&langid=1  List of Arjuna Awardees]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


<ref name="EverestNews">{{cite news |last1=Chhetri |first1=Vivek |title=Team spirit at its peak for Arjuna |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/team-spirit-at-its-peak-for-arjuna/cid/1523047 |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=Telegraph India |date=30 May 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205604/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/team-spirit-at-its-peak-for-arjuna/cid/1523047 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}


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