Sport · India Bureau
17 Athletes Honoured With Arjuna Awards in 2025 National Sports Recognition
A diverse cohort of 17 sportspersons, including weightlifter Divya Deshmukh and high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, have been selected for India's prestigious Arjuna Award. The recognition underscores the nation's commitment to honouring athletic excellence across multiple disciplines.
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India's 2025 National Sports Awards have recognised 17 athletes for their outstanding contributions to sport, with selections spanning diverse disciplines from individual to team competitions. The recipients include weightlifter Divya Deshmukh, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, and chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, reflecting the breadth of sporting achievement being celebrated this year.
The Arjuna Award, one of India's highest sporting honours, recognises exceptional performance and sportsmanship. The 2025 selections demonstrate the calibre of talent emerging across traditional and emerging sports in the country, with awardees having demonstrated sustained excellence at national and international levels.
Beyond individual recognition, the awards framework has extended institutional honours to support sports development infrastructure. The Army Paralympic Node has been selected to receive the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar, acknowledging its contribution to promoting Paralympic sport and athlete development within the armed forces.
The National Sports Awards programme continues to serve as a key mechanism for incentivising athletic achievement and fostering sporting culture across India. The diverse profile of 2025 recipients reflects the evolving landscape of Indian sport and the expansion of recognition beyond traditional medal-winning sports.