page_title: Arjuna Award
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Arjuna Award / Recipients / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: The folks who kick started the runner in me. These two people who coach at the Nike Run Club helped and guided me in getting past that initial hiccups
context_page_description: The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹15,00,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.
  Over the years, the scope of the award has been expanded and many athletes who belonged to the pre-Arjuna Award era were also included in the list. Further, the number of disciplines for which the award is given was increased to include indigenous games and the physically handicapped category.
  The government revises the criteria for the Arjuna Award over the years. As per the revised guidelines, to be eligible for the award, a sportsperson should not only have had good performance consistently for the previous four years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the award is recommended, but should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
context_section_description: ‡ - Para Athlete
  § - Lifetime Contribution
caption: Reeth and Beedu
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