Arjuna Award 2019 (List of Winners)

Arjuna Award 2019 (List of Winners)

The Arjuna Award is the second highest Indian sporting award after Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. It was started in 1961 and is named after Arjuna, a mythological character from the great Indian epic Mahabharata. The prestigious award carries a cash prize of 5 lakh indian rupee, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

The 2019 Arjun Award will be presented to 19 players alongwith Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dhyanchand Award and Dronacharya Award on 25 September 2019 by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.

Selection Procedure
The awardees are selected by 12 member committee consisting of a Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports nominated Chairman, four Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna or Arjuna Award winners, 3 sports related experts, 1 paraolympian or para sports expert, and three other officials. A point based system is used for selecting awardees which is based upon performance of sportsperson and merit of the competition.

List of Arjuna Award 2019 Winners

Name of the Awardee	Sports
Ravindra Jadeja	Cricket
Mohammed Anas Yahiya	Athletics
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	Football
Sonia Lather	Boxing
Chinglensana Singh Kangujam	Hockey
S Bhaskaran	Bodybuilding
Ajay Thakur	Kabaddi
Anjum Moudgil	Shooting
Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth	Badminton
Tajinder Pal Singh Toor	Athletics
Pramod Bhagat	Para sports-badminton
Harmeet Rajul Desai	Table Tennis
Pooja Dhanda	Wrestling
Fouaad Mirza	Equestrian
Simran Singh Shergill	Polo
Poonam Yadav	Cricket
Swapna Burman	Athletics
Sundar Singh Gurjar	Para sports-athletics
Gaurav Singh Gill	Motorsports

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