Among the following, who have all won Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2024?
(A) Ms. Jyothi Yarraji
(B) Ms. Vantika Agrawal
(C) Mr. Subhash Rana
(D) Ms. Annu Rani
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only
The Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to sportspersons. The awards for 2024 were announced on 2 January 2025 and presented by President Droupadi Murmu on 17 January 2025, together with the Dronacharya Award, which is given to coaches.
(A) Ms. Jyothi Yarraji Correct. The 100 m hurdles runner and national record holder, who won gold at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, received the Arjuna Award 2024.
(B) Ms. Vantika Agrawal Correct. The chess player was a member of the Indian women’s team that won gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest in 2024.
(C) Mr. Subhash Rana Incorrect. He is a para-shooting coach, and he received the Dronacharya Award 2024 for coaching, not the Arjuna Award.
(D) Ms. Annu Rani Correct. The javelin thrower, gold medallist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, received the Arjuna Award 2024.