National Sports Awards 2025: 17 Arjuna Awards Announced, No Khel Ratna Recipient
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025, honoring 17 sportspersons with the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance across various disciplines, including athletics, badminton, chess, hockey, boxing, and para-sports. Notable recipients include Tejaswin Shankar, Divya Deshmukh, Gayatri Gopichand, and Vidit Gujrathi. The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honor, was not awarded this year. Former footballer I Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award for Lifetime Achievement.
First-hand measurement across 7 sources
We measured how 7 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (56/100). Lens Score 35/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 18 Aug, 08:03 am. Other outlets followed.