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Mithali Raj
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Poonam Yadav
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Smriti Mandhana
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Harmanpreet Kaur
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Board of Control for Cricket in India on 27th April 2019, recommended women’s team leg-spinner Poonam Yadav for the Arjuna Award 2019.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mithali Raj was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2003, just five years after making her international debut. In April 2015, she became the first female cricketer to win the Wisden India Cricketer of the Year. In the same year, he was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answers. D’Souza represented India in the first international women’s hockey tournament in London in 1953 and captained the side in 1961. Stephie D’Souza was the first woman to win the Arjuna Award presented by the Government of India. She died in Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) at the age of 61.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shantha Rangaswamy: First woman cricketer to win Arjuna Award. The first woman cricketer to have received the Arjuna Award was Shantha Rangaswamy in 1976. She featured in 16 Tests and 19 ODIs for India from 1976 to 1991. She is also the first female cricketer to receive a lifetime achievement award from the BCCI.
Detailed explanation-5: -National Sports Awards 2022: Sharath Kamal to receive Khel Ratna; Lakshya, Sable win Arjuna award.