The award’s committee, headed by legendary athlete P.T. Usha, met here Friday to finalise the winners of this year’s national sports awards.

Arjuna Awardees: Krishna Punia (athletics), Joseph Abraham (athletics), Dinesh Kumar (boxing), Parimarjan Negi (chess), Jhulan Goswami (cricket), Deepak Mondal (football), Sunil Chettri (football), Rajiv Tomar (wrestling), Sandeep Singh (hockey), Jasjit Kaur (hockey), Jajseer Singh (paralympics), Dinesh (kabaddi), Kapil Dev (volleyball), Rehan Poncha (swimming), Sanjeev Rajput (shooting)

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MOST NO.OF WICKETS TAKER IN TEST CRICKET SHANE WARNE

MOST NO.OF ONE DAY MATCHES JAYASURYA

WIMBLEDON COURT ENGLAND

VENUE OF 2007 WORLD CUP CRICKET WEST INDIES

“THE TERM “” GOOGLY”" ASSOCIATED WITH” CRICKET

ASHES CUP CRICKET

EDEN GARDENS CALCUTTA

DOUBLE – FAULT TENNIS

LORDS IN ENGLAND

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

PRAKASH PADUKONE BADMINTON

OLYMPICS HELD ONCE IN 4 YEARS

LAST ASIAN GAMES ( 2006 ) HELD AT DOHA

FIRST ASIAN GAMES HELD AT DELHI

THE TERM CHINAMAN ASSOCIATED WITH CRICKET

DURAND CUP FOOTBALL

THE FIRST OLYMPICS HELD AT ATHENS

NATIONAL GAME OF AUSTRALIA CRICKET

THE TERM OUT SWINGER ASSOCIATED WITH CRICKET

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2007 (LADIES ) WINNER SERENA WILLIAMS

WINNER OF FIRST WORLD CUP CRICKET WEST INDIES

IN CRICKET , THE TWO SETS OF WICKETS ARE 22 YARD APART

THE NAME OF SUSI SUSANTI IS ASSOCIATED TO BADMINTON

HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE IS AT DARJEELING

NAMBIAR IS THE COACH OF P.T USHA

LADY RATTAN TATA TROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH WOMENS HOCKEY

DHYAN CHAND TROPHY IS ASSOCIATED TO HOCKEY

BUTTERFLY STROKE ASSOCIATED WITH SWIMMING

BULL FIGHTING IS THE NATIONAL GAME OF SPAIN

THE DRONACHARYA AWARD FOR SPORTS COACHES

MOST NUMBER OF GRAND SLAM TITLES PETE SAMPRAS

FIRST INDIAN CRICKETER WHO SCORED TRIPLE CENTURY VIRENDER SEHWAG
FIRST INDIAN CRICKET CAPTAIN C.K NAYUDU

FIRST INDIAN HAT-TRICK IN TEST CRICKET HARBHAJAN SINGH

WORLD CUP FOOTBALL (2006) WINNER ITALY

WOMENS ASIA CUP CRICKET WINNER INDIA

WTA BEST NEWCOMER AWARD SANIA MIRZA

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP IN TEST CRICKET JAYAWARDENE AND SANGAKKARA
SANTHOSH TROPHY WINNER 2006 PUNJAB

MOST CAPPED SKIPPER IN ODI STEPHEN FLEMING

INDIA WON THE WORLD CUP CRICKET IN 1983

THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES BEGAN IN Athens

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION VLADIMIR KRAMNIK

FIRST INDIAN TO COMPLETE 500 TEST WICKETS ANIL KUMBLE
APARNA POPAT ASSOCIATED WITH BADMINTON

2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES HELD AT MELBOURNE

GOLDEN BOOT 2006 AWARD MILOSLAV KLOSE

KHEL RATNA AWARD 2006 PANKAJ ADVANI

THE HIGHEST SPORTING HONOUR IN INDIA KHEL RATNA

THE GOLDEN GIRL OF INDIA P.T USHA

A CRICKET MATCH IS PLAYED BY TWO TEAMS OF 11 PLAYERS EACH

A CRICKET BALL CANNOT WEIGH LESS THAN 156g

THE CRICKET BAT IS MADE OF WILLOW

CRICKET IS VERY SIMILAR TO BASEBALL

WORLD CRICKET IS GOVERNED BY ICC

WORLD CRICKET CUP ( 2003 ) WINNER AUSTRALIA

WORLD CRICKET CUP ( 2003 ) RUNNER-UP INDIA

“WHO IS CALLED “”COLONEL”" IN INDIAN CRICKET” DILIP VEGSARKAR
FIRST BOWLER IN TEST TO TAKE HAT-TRICK IN FIRST OVER
IRFAN PATHAN
WHO INVENT BASKET BALL James Naismith

WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 WINNER AUSTRALIA

WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 RUNNER UP SRI LANKA

FRENCH OPEN 2007 WOMENS TITLE WINNER JUSIN HENIN

WHO COMPLETED 15000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY SACHIN TENDULKAR