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The Dronacharya Award is given to:

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Answer: Option D — Sports coaches

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The Dronacharya Award is India's highest honour for sports coaches. It is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to coaches who have produced medal winners at major international events.

Key facts about the Dronacharya Award:

  • It was instituted in 1985.
  • It is named after Dronacharya (Guru Drona), the teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas in the Mahabharata, who taught them archery and warfare.
  • The award consists of a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a certificate and a cash prize (currently ₹15 lakh).
  • It is given in two categories: regular (for achievements over the previous four years) and lifetime (for coaches with a long record of producing outstanding athletes).

The first recipients in 1985 were Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (wrestling), O. M. Nambiar (athletics, coach of P. T. Usha) and Om Prakash Bhardwaj (boxing).

India's National Sports Awards:

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: the highest sporting honour for sportspersons, started in 1991-92 as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and renamed in 2021. The first recipient was chess player Viswanathan Anand.

Arjuna Award: started in 1961 for outstanding performance by sportspersons over four years.

Dhyan Chand Award: for lifetime achievement in sport, started in 2002 (later replaced by the Arjuna Award for lifetime achievement).

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar: for organisations and companies that promote sport, started in 2009.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: for the best university in inter-university sports, started in 1956-57.

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award: for adventure sports.

The awards are usually presented by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Sportspersons are honoured with the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
  • ✗Sports journalists are not covered by the Dronacharya Award.
  • ✗Universities receive the MAKA Trophy.

Quick tip

Remember: Dronacharya Award = coaches (since 1985); Arjuna = sportspersons (1961); Khel Ratna = highest for sportspersons (1991-92, first winner Anand); MAKA Trophy = universities.

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