Praggnanandhaa receives the 2nd highest sporting honour in India - Arjuna award 2022

An important milestone for chess. Praggnanandhaa R. wins Arjuna award for his phenomenal performances in the last few years. As he was called on the stage to receive the award from President Droupadi Murmu, the narrator spoke about his following achievements:
1. Gold medal at the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020
2. Bronze medal at the FIDE Online Olympiad 2021
3. Bronze medal at the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022

Pragg recently also won the Asian Championships and has the unique distinction of beating World Champion Magnus Carlsen five times in the year 2022. Arjuna award is the second highest sporting honour in the country. The recipients of the Arjuna Award are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured for their "good performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at the international level and for having shown "qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline."

Pragg received a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh (US$19,000). The last Arjuna award received by a chess player was back in 2013. A huge breakthrough for chess! Apart from Pragg, Bhakti Kulkarni also received the Arjuna award for her sparkling chess achievements.

Video courtesy: President of India YouTube channel.

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[abhishekkrishnan]

Congratulations Praggnanandha you made India proud 👏👏👏

[RaviRegar]

Pragg made india proud ❣️❣️❣️
he will do more wonders in future

[gdydbjsiuxvsnsjdx]

Way to go, Prag! Following your customs (Vibuthi) .. total respect man.. 🙏🙏

[sushilganesh]

Abhijit Gupta, Negi, Harikrishna, Surya Ganguly, Sasikiran, Anand are some other male players who have received the Arjuna Award.

[SaakarChess]

Heartiest Congratulations Praggnanandhaa, it would definitely encourage youngsters & entire chess community. Best wishes🥰

[vinnverse]

Congrats, Pragg! 👏🎉 Many more feathers will decorate your cap in coming years.. ✨ Keep it up!

[edgirrw]

Literally he became the true inspiration of teenager because at this age he became world wide known through his talent 😊

[kennethwoods]

And Pragg hasn't even reached his final form yet. 👏

[MrThesuddy]

Well deserved, Congratulations Pragg🎉🎊

[vinayagarwal]

This is Huge!
Congratulations Pragg!!🔥🔥💯

[rambot]

Congratulations Pragg !! Hope you rise to greater heights and become World No. 1 as soon as possible !!

[bhaskar]

Congrats pragg and all the best for your future championships. You made India proud.

[ashwanisingh]

I want to see u as world champion asap…. Do it champ…. Congratulations pragg🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[srevatsan]

Such a proud moment for Pragg and for fans following his amazing rise in the world of chess. Hearty Congratulations and wishing him many many many more milestones.

[vikalsharma]

Chess is honoured...
Congratulations for Praag....

[voice_of_janasena]

Congratulated sri praggnanandhaa.. Really ur the inspiration of everyone.... Jai hindh

[Velvet-nipu]

Congratulations Pragg!!!❤❤❤❤Well deserved and I know you will reach the pinnacle of chess one day and I cannot wait!!!🤩🤩💖💖💖💖

[WhoOneIs]

It is a matter of time before this young man becomes world champion.

[anitharajagopal]

You are an incredible asset to India. May God bless you with more laurels, sustained focus and greater success in the days to come. Sky is the limit. Go go go-getter..!

[universalspirit]

Well deserved 👍👍
Congratulations to Pragg 💐👏👏👏