President Pranab Mukerjee gave away the Arjuna awards to 17 recommended by (retired) Justice VK Bali led panel
The Arjuna awardees received statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs.5 lakh each.
This year 17 were recommended for Arjuna against the usual number of 15 or less
P R Sreejesh (hockey),
Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics),
Jitu Rai (shooting),
Sandeep Kumar (archery),
Mandeep Jangra (boxing),
Babita (wrestling),
Bajrang (wrestling),
Rohit Sharma (cricket),
K Srikanth (badminton),
Swarn Singh Virk (rowing),
Satish Sivalingam (weightlifting),
Santhoi Devi (wushu),
Sharath Gaekwad (para-sailing),
M R Poovamma (athletics),
Manjeet Chhillar (kabaddi),
Abhilasha Mhatre (kabaddi),
Anup Kumar Yama (rollerskating)
The Arjuna awardees received statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs.5 lakh each.
This year 17 were recommended for Arjuna against the usual number of 15 or less
P R Sreejesh (hockey),
Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics),
Jitu Rai (shooting),
Sandeep Kumar (archery),
Mandeep Jangra (boxing),
Babita (wrestling),
Bajrang (wrestling),
Rohit Sharma (cricket),
K Srikanth (badminton),
Swarn Singh Virk (rowing),
Satish Sivalingam (weightlifting),
Santhoi Devi (wushu),
Sharath Gaekwad (para-sailing),
M R Poovamma (athletics),
Manjeet Chhillar (kabaddi),
Abhilasha Mhatre (kabaddi),
Anup Kumar Yama (rollerskating)
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