Mohammed Shami Among Athletes Honoured with Arjuna Award
The award, India's second-highest athletic honour, recognises exceptional performance and qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and discipline over the previous four years.
- Mohammed Shami, star India bowler, was among the athletes who received the Arjuna Award, India's second-highest athletic honour, for his performance in 2023, including being the leading wicket-taker in last year's ICC Cricket World Cup.
- Other recipients of the Arjuna Award include archers Ojas Pravin Deotale, Sheetal Devi, and Aditi Gopichand Swami, and wrestler Antim Panghal.
- Sheetal Devi won three medals in last year's Para Asian Games, including a women's team silver, a mixed team gold, and gold in the women's singles compound open event.
- Ojas Pravin won two gold medals at the Asian Games, one in the men's compound archery and another in the mixed team compound archery event.
- The Arjuna Award 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.
