Besides Shami, other sportspersons to be nominated for the Arjuna Award include men's hockey players Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu, archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Aditi Gopichand Swami ...

The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its ...

"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development. "Further ...

The sports ministry has replaced the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement with the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) to simplify sports honors. Coaches at grassroots levels can now receive the ...