In which year was the first Arjuna Award given to a woman hockey player? 

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  1. 1964 
  2. 1963 
  3. 1962 
  4. 1961

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Option 4 : 1961
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  • The first woman hockey player to receive the Arjuna Award was Anne Lumsden in 1961.
  • It is bestowed by the Government of India (Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports) to sportspersons for their outstanding performance in international
    • as well as national events and also holds leadership qualities with good morals.
  • The award was launched in 1961 with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a bronze statue of Arjuna, and
    • a scroll and is presented by the President of India every year to the sportspersons of different categories. 
  • Now the Prize money is increased to 15 lakhs.
  • The honour is named on Prince Arjuna, the protagonist of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
  • He must have shown qualities of leadership sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
  • From 2001, the award is given in disciplines falling under the following categories:  
    • Olympic Games/Commonwealth Games/Asian Games
    • World Cup/World Championship disciplines and cricket;
    • Indigenous games; and
    • Sports for the physically challenged.
  • The Arjuna Award was first presented in 1961 to six people.
  • Meena Shah (Badminton) was the first woman to get the Arjuna award in 1962.
  • The first recipient of the Arjuna Award in the field of Archery was Krishna Das awarded in 1961.

Additional Information

Arjuna Awards Winner of 2023:

Arjuna Award Winner Sports
Ojas Pravin Deotale Archery
Parul Chaudhary Athletics
Aditi Gopichand Swami  Archery
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 Lawn Bowls
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar  Shooting
Esha Singh  Shooting
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu  Squash
Ayhika Mukherjee Table 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
Murali Sreeshankar Athletics
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