Manipur’s Shushila Devi and Nayan Moni Saikia from Assam were conferred with Arjuna Award 2022. While Shushila Devi from Manipur received the Arjuna Award 2022 for boxing, Nayan Moni Saikia from Assam received the Arjuna Award 2022 for lawn bowl.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated Nayan Moni Saikia after she received the award and took to twitter to share the news.
“Heartiest congratulations Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia for receiving Arjuna Award 2022 from Hon’ble President Smt Droupadi Murmu Ji. Assam is proud of you. My best wishes for your future endeavours,”.
Heartiest congratulations Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nayanmoni Saikia for receiving Arjuna Award, 2022 from Hon’ble President Smt Droupadi Murmu Ji.
Assam is proud of you. My best wishes for your future endeavours.@rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/NM1sfUslHL
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) December 1, 2022
Meanwhile Manipur chief minister Biren Singh also congratulated Shushila Devi and tweeted .
“Another proud moment for Manipur as Judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam gets honoured with the prestigious Arjuna Award 2022. I congratulate her and wish her success in all her future endeavours.”
Another proud moment for Manipur as Judoka Shushila Devi Likmabam gets honored with the prestigious Arjuna Award 2022.
I congratulate her and wish her success in all her future endeavors. pic.twitter.com/KSR8GspbSN
— N.Biren Singh (Modi Ka Parivar) (@NBirenSingh) November 30, 2022
The President of India , Droupadi Murmu, presented the awards to all the awardees at an official ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
As per reports a total of 41 sports personalities were conferred with National Sports Awards 2022 on November 30 , Wednesday.
During the award ceremony , many sport personalities were presented the National Sports Awards 2022 including Indian table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal, boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen, badminton ace Lakshya Sen, and many more on Wednesday.
Indian table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal has been conferred with India’s highest sporting honour, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. Sharath Kamal won three gold medals and a silver at the Commonwealth Games 2022 earlier this year.
Apart from Sharath, 25 sportspersons were presented with the Arjuna Award, given out for consistent performance over a period of four years.
Nikhat Zareen who became Boxing world champion in the month of May, Lakshya Sen, the badminton gold medallist in the men’s singles at Commonwealth Games 2022, and boxer Amit Panghal ,the 2019 world silver medallist were among the recipients of the Arjuna Award.
The prestigious Arjuna Award was also presented to Triple jumper Eldhose Paul and steeplechaser Avinash Mukund Sable
Eldhose was the first Indian to win a CWG gold in the men’s triple jump, Avinash Sable won a silver in the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
India cricket team captain Rohit Sharma’s coach Dinesh Lad received the Dronacharya Award in the lifetime category.
