On Tuesday, India’s tempo spearhead Mohammed Shami was amongst the group of athletes awarded with the Arjuna Award, conferred yearly for excellent achievement in sports activities and video games.
Shami had been a part of the Indian workforce that ended runner ups within the World Take a look at Championship and the ODI World Cup. The 33-year-old was additionally the main wicket taker within the World Cup that was hosted in India, ending with 24 scalps off simply seven matches.
Posting a video of the award ceremony on the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shami wrote on his social media, “In the present day I’m feeling very proud that I’ve been honored with the celebrated Arjuna Award by the President. I need to thank all these individuals who have helped me rather a lot to achieve right here and have at all times supported me in my ups and downs.
In the present day I’m feeling very proud that I’ve been honored with the celebrated Arjuna Award by the President. I need to thank all these individuals who have helped me rather a lot to achieve right here and have at all times supported me in my ups and downs… because of My Coach, BCCI,workforce mates,my household,… pic.twitter.com/fWLGKfY5g8
— (@MdShami11) January 9, 2024
“Because of my coach, BCCI, teammates, my household, employees and massive because of my followers. Because of recognise my arduous work. I’ll at all times attempt to give my finest to make my nation proud,” he added.
Amongst different recipients of the award had been had been wrestler Antim Panghal, a former junior world champion and bronze-winner on the senior occasion final 12 months, boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin (bronze-winner eventually 12 months’s world championship), and athlete Parul Chaudhary.
Shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had been awarded with the coveted Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for a breakout 2023 that noticed them win their maiden Asian Video games gold – a primary ever for India in badminton – whereas additionally clinching the Asian Championships title and the Indonesia Open Tremendous 1000 title.
Arjuna Awards for 2023: Ojas Pravin Deotale (archery), Aditi Gopichand Swami (archery), Murali Sreeshankar (athletics), Parul Chaudhary (athletics), Mohammad Hussamuddin (boxing), R Vaishali (chess), Mohammed Shami (cricket), Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Divyakriti Singh (equestrian dressage), Diksha Dagar (golf), Krishan Bahadur Pathak (hockey), Sushila Chanu (hockey), Pawan Kumar (kabaddi), Ritu Negi (kabaddi), Nasreen (kho-kho), Pinki (garden bowls), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (taking pictures), Esha Singh (taking pictures), Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (squash), Ayhika Mukherjee (desk tennis), Sunil Kumar (wrestling), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Naorem Roshibina Devi (wushu), Sheetal Devi (para archery), Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (blind cricket), Prachi Yadav (para canoeing).