Summary
Seventeen athletes earned the Arjuna Award for excellent play over the last four years 🏆.
Coaches received the Dronacharya Award for helping athletes improve, and a special lifetime prize went to a football legend.
Key Points
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The government body in charge of sports shared the 2025 award list.
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Arjuna Award winners include runners, badminton players, a boxer, chess players, a shooter, hockey players, kabaddi players, a para‑shooter, a para‑athlete and a rower.
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Dronacharya Award winners are coaches for athletics, boxing and shooting, with lifetime honors for veteran boxing and wrestling coaches.
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I Arumainayagam received a lifetime Arjuna Award for his contributions to football.
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The Army Paralympic Node in Pune got a prize for helping sports grow.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports
The government department that looks after sports and young people
athlete
A person who plays sports very well
coach
A person who trains and guides athletes
paralympic
Sports competitions for athletes with physical challenges
selection committee
A group that decides who wins the awards
lifetime award
A special prize that honors a person for all the work they have done over many years
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