{"id":705,"date":"2023-12-25T11:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T11:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:23:47","slug":"ministry-of-youth-affairs-sports-announces-national-sports-awards-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/ministry-of-youth-affairs-sports-announces-national-sports-awards-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports announces National Sports Awards 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 09th&nbsp; January, 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award\u2019 is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games\u2019 is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018<strong>Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games\u2019 is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in international events.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games\u2019 is given to honor sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to promotion of sports events after their retirement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applications were invited online and sportspersons\/coaches\/entities were permitted to self-apply through a dedicated Online Portal.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A large number of applications\/nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice A. 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