President of India presents National Sports

1st Dec 2022

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President of India presents National Sports and Adventure Awards 2022

This year, a total of 44 Awards have been presented in the National Sports and Adventure Awards, 2022.
Most of the athletes who have received the awards have been supported by the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs; and Sports Authority of India, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, and the Khelo India Scheme for many months.
Legendary Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal is the sole recipient of the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year. Sharath has been a part of the TOP scheme since December 2018 and has imparted the best of infrastructural and equipment training.
This year, 25 athletes across the Olympic, Paralympic, and Deaflympics sports have received the Arjuna Awards.
The Government of India’s flagship Khelo India Scheme has also played a crucial role in giving exposure to these talented youngsters from scratch to the elite level.