CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of the Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, usually on 29 August.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recently, the Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for his outstanding performance in the Commonwealth Games, 2022 by the President as part of the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Sports Awards 2022 winners: Sharath Kamal, Nikhat Zareen, Lakshya Sen among awardees - full list. While table tennis player Sharath Kamal was the only Khel Ratna winner, 25 athletes got the Arjuna Award.

Detailed explanation-4: -This award came into existence in 2004. All these sports Awards in India 2022 were to be awarded on National Sports Day, i.e. on 29th August, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, the great Indian hockey legend. Due to certain changes in the timeline of events, these were presented on 30th November 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta has won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 in the Table Tennis discipline. The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 ( 2022) is given by the Indian government and the Department of Sport to those sportspersons who have excelled in their sports.