On January 9, 2024, 26 sportspersons received the Arjuna Award from the President of India Draupadi Murmu. The list mostly includes athletes from the Asian Games 2023, where India created history by winning more than 100 medals in a single edition of the event.

Only one cricketer, Mohammed Shami, was awarded the award after he finished as the leading wicket-taker of the World Cup 2023 when India lost to Australia in the final.

Shital Devi, the world’s first armless woman archer to win three medals at the Para Games in Hangzhou, is also part of the list.

Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Isha Singh, who helped India win 22 medals in shooting, also received the Arjuna Award. Naorem Roshibina Devi, who won a silver medal in Hangzhou, is also included in the list.

Ayhika Mukherjee, who won a bronze medal in women’s doubles with Sutirtha Mukherjee, is also part of the 26-member list. R Vaishali, 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanand’s sister, was also included in the list.

Athletes	Discipline
Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami	Archery
Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale	Archery
Shri Sreeshankar Murali	Athletics
Ms Parul Chaudhary	Athletics
Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin	Boxing
Ms R Vaishali	Chess
Shri Mohammed Shami	Cricket
Shri Anush Agarwalla	Equestrian
Ms Divyakriti Singh	Equestrian Dressage
Ms Diksha Dagar	Golf
Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak	Hockey
Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu	Hockey
Shri Pawan Kumar	Kabaddi
Ms Ritu Negi	Kabaddi
Ms Nasreen	Kho-Kho
Ms Pinki	Lawn Bowls
Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting
Ms Esha Singh	Shooting
Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu	Squash
Ms Ayhika Mukherjee	Table Tennis
Shri Sunil Kumar	Wrestling
Ms Antim Panghal	Wrestling
Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi	Wushu
Ms Sheetal Devi	Para Archery
Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy	Blind Cricket
Para Canoeing	Ms Prachi Yadav