Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions and Awards of Madhya Pradesh and India
1 Comment
This article is about the Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions, and Awards of Madhya Pradesh and India. This article will help students to achieve more marks in various state exams like MPPSC and Other State exams. There will be 4-5 questions that could be asked related to Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions, and Awards of Madhya Pradesh and India. There are some related facts that are important for upcoming MP State Exams.
Table of Contents
Important Sports Institutes, Sports Competitions and Awards of Madhya Pradesh and India
| Sports Institutes/ Stadiums | Place | Establishment Year |
| Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy | Shivpuri | 2016 |
| Martial Art Academy | Bhopal | 2007 |
| Shooting Academy | Bhopal | 2007 |
| Athletics Academy | Bhopal | 2016 |
| Water Sports Academy | Bhopal | 2007 |
| Archery Academy | Jabalpur | 2013 |
| Equestrian Academy | Bhopal | 2007 |
| Men hockey academy | Bhopal | 2007 |
| Women Hockey Academy | Gwalior | 2006 |
| Badminton Academy | Gwalior | 2010 |
| Mallakhamb Academy | Ujjain | 2018 |
| Swimming Academy | Hosangabad | 2008 |
| Sports and Youth Welfare Department | Bhopal | 1975 |
| Madhya Pradesh Sports Directorate | Bhopal | 1975 |
| Madhya Pradesh Table Tennis Association | Indore | 1957 |
| Madhya Pradesh Badminton Association | Indore | 1946 |
| Madhya Pradesh Holkar Association | Indore | 1941 |
| Parsi Cricket Club | Indore | 1890 |
| Captain Roop Singh Stadium (Hockey) | Gwalior | 1978 |
| Nehru Stadium (Cricket) | Gwalior | – |
| Aishbagh Stadium (Hockey) | Bhopal | – |
| Madhya Pradesh Hockey Association | Jabalpur | – |
Major Sports Awards
Vikram Award
- Established- 1990 by ex CM Sundarlal Patwa
- 2019 winners-
- Rajeshwari Kushram (Canoeing kayaking)
- Faraz Khan (Horse Riding)
- Adwait Page (Swimming)
- Muskan Kirar (Archery)
- Jai Meena (Soft tennis)
- Chinki Meena (Shooting)
- Puja Parekh (Softball)
- Karishma Yadav (Hockey)
- Janaki Bai (Judo)
- Chandrakant Harde (Throwball)
Eklavya Award
- Established- 1994
- Winners in 2019
- Ajatshatru Sharma (Canoeing kayaking
- Aditya Dube (Soft Tennis)
- Aishwarya (Shooting)
- Gargi Singh ((Karate)
- Anshita Pandey (Wushu)
- Param Padam Virthare (swimming)
- Shankar Pandey (Fencing)
- Akshat Joshi (Horse Riding)
- Anusha Kutumbole (Table Tennis)
- Priyanshu Rajawat (Badminton)
- Govind Bairagi (Sailing)
- Shivangi Sharma (soft Ball)
- Ishika Sharma (Hockey)
- Nityata Jain (chess)
Vishwamitra Award
- Established-
- Winners 2019
- Abhilash Mt (Swimming)
- Girdhari Lal Yadav (Sailing)
- Sharad Jape (Kho-kho)
Madhya Pradesh Lifetime Award, 2019
- Inam Ur Rehman (Hockey)
Prabhash Joshi Award
- No award in 2019
Major Sports Organizations in India
| Organization | Headquarters | Establishment Year | Current Head |
| Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) | Mumbai | December 1928 | Saurav Ganguly |
| Sports Authority of India | New Delhi | 1984 | Sandip Pradhan |
| Athletics Federation of India | New Delhi | 1946 | Adille J Sumariwalla |
| National Sports Federation of India ( NSFOI) | New Delhi | 1950 | – |
| All India Football Federation | Delhi | 1937 | Prafull Patel |
| Indian Hockey Federation (Hockey India) | New Delhi | 2009 | Gyanendro Nigombam |
| All India Tennis Association | Delhi | March 1920 | Anil Jain |
| Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India | Gujarat | – | K.E. Prabhakar |
| Indian Olympic Association | Delhi | 1927 | Narinder Dhruv Batra |
Major Sports Awards in India
| Award | Establishment Year | First Winner | Latest Winners |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | 1991–1992 | Vishwanathan Anand | Rohit Sharma Mariyappan Thangavelu Manika Batra Vinesh Phogat Rani Rampal |
| Dronacharya Award | 1985 | Bhalchandra Bhaskar BhagwatOm Prakash BhardwajO. M. Nambiar | Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushothm Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh( Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (Tennis), Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling) |
| Arjuna Award | 1961 | – | Atanu Das (Archery),Dutee Chand (Athletics), Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton), Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton), Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball), Subedar Manish Kaushik (Boxing), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Deepti Sharma (Cricket), Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (Football), Aditi Ashok (Golf), Akashdeep Singh (Hockey), Deepika (Hockey), Deepak (Kabaddi), Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho), Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing), Manu Bhaker (Shooting), Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting), Madhurika Suhas Patkar (Table Tennis), Divij Sharan (Tennis), Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports), Divya Kakran (Wrestling), Rahul Aware (Wrestling), Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming), Sandeep (Para Athletics), Manish Narwal (Para Shooting) |
| Dhyan Chand Award | 2002 | Shahuraj BirajdarAshok DiwanAparna Ghosh | Manuel Frederick Arup Basak Manoj Kumar Nitin Kirtane C. Lalremsanga |
MPPSC Free Study Material (English/Hindi)
Download NCERT in Hindi – https://unorthodoxacademy.com/ncert-pdf-in-hindi/
Download NCERT in English – https://unorthodoxacademy.com/ncert-pdf-in-english/
🤩Follow us for Free Study Material
YouTube 👉 https://bit.ly/36wAy17
Telegram👉 https://bit.ly/3sZTLzD
Facebook 👉 https://bit.ly/3sdKwN0
Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC, MPSC , BPSC and UPPSC : Click here for Month Wise Quiz
