Awards for Indian Army Sportsmen Indian Army has also taken upon itself the daunting task of raising the overall standards of sports and win medals at the international levels especially the Olympic Games. Thus “Mission Olympic” has been envisioned by the Army and selected sportsmen are being trained at Army sports nodes. The Indian Army has given to the country, a fairly good number of world-class sportspersons. In the National Defence Academy, young officers in training are encouraged to choose from a whole host of activities like sailing, boxing, polo and many others. The point is to turn them into well rounded individuals with a wide range of interests and hobbies. Sportsmen from Indian Army have already won many Arjuna Awards from 1961 to 2017 in the following sports discipline: • Yachting • Basketball • Boxing • Weight lifting • Hockey • Athletics • Equestrian • Swimming • Polo • Squash • Rowing • Mountaineering • Golf • Wrestling • Shooting • Kabaddi • Archery • Body building This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |