23/08/2020
The Arjuna Award is a recognition for outstanding achievement by sports players in india. In Indian chess 17 players have received the Arjuna Award starting from 1961. The last one was in 2013 and it has been seven years since then. So many achievements have been made, so many world class players created, so many laurels won for the country, yet the Government doesn't recognize the contribution of these players. In this article we tell you why chess is being ignored for important awards like the Arjuna and Dronacharya and at the same time we ask you to sign the petition at the end of the article so that the players and coaches get the award that they truly deserve.
Just like Arjuna Awards have been neglected for the sport, so have the Dronacharya Award. It is awarded to coaches for their outstanding performance. Indian chess has developed to the stage where we are considered to be a super power. It couldn't have happened without the consistent efforts by the trainers of the country. In spite of this only two Dronacharya awards have been given to chess players - Raghunandan Gokhale in 1986 and Ashok Koneru in 2006.
This was just part of article written by chessbaseindia you can check out the full article at the link below and also make sure that you sign the petition too.
Read the complete article on why chess players have not been given Arjuna Award since last seven years:
https://chessbase.in/news/No-Arjuna-Award-for-chess-players-since-seven-years
Petition for Arjuna Award for chess players :
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/arjuna-awards-to-chess-players
The Arjuna Award is a recognition for outstanding achievement...
