Chandigarh University student Pawan Kumar Sehrawat conferred with Arjuna Award by President
Pawan Sehrawat amongst the 26 players recognized with the second highest honour for his contribution in the field of Kabaddi.
Chandigarh University (CU) student Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, the captain
of Indian Kabaddi team, was on Monday (9 January) bestowed with the prestigious
Arjuna Award, the second-highest athletic honour in India.
Pawan received the prestigious Arjuna Award from President Droupadi
Murmu for his brilliant contribution to Indian Kabaddi. Pawan, under whose leadership the Indian
Kabaddi team returned with a Gold in Asian Games 2023 after eight years (2014),
was awarded the honour at a glittering ceremony held at Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
Thanking the Chandigarh University for its role in helping him in
pursuing excellence in Kabaddi, Pawan said, “The University has always
encouraged students towards sports, due to which they have been able to follow
their dreams”.
“Facilities and guidance provided by Chandigarh University have played a
great role in my performance in the Asian Games 2023,” he added.
Congratulating Pawan Kumar on being honoured with Arjuna Award,
Chandigarh University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu said, “Pawan Sehrawat has
not only made Chandigarh University proud of his achievement but has also
brought laurels for India at the international level. Under his captainship,
India has won Gold medals at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, South
Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019, and Asian Kabaddi Championship,
in Busan, South Korea 2023.”
“Chandigarh University is
committed to promote the next generation of sportspersons for the nation. It is
a matter of great pride that in the last Asian Games, 22 players of Chandigarh
University (3.36% of 653 sportspersons in Indian contingent), the highest
number of players from any university, participated and 10 players won medals
in different sports for India,” he added.
Pawan, who hails originally from Delhi, is a student of MA English-
first year at Chandigarh University. A raider, 27-year-old Pawan plays
for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) team Telugu Titans. He made history by
becoming the most expensive player in PKL history, till now. He was bagged by
Telugu Titans for a whopping Rs 2.60 Crore.
The Arjuna Award,is given for demonstrating leadership, sportsmanship,
and discipline along with good performance over the course of the preceding
four years.
The Union Sports Ministry in December had declared nominees for the
annual sports awards, confirming the prestigious Khel Ratna honour for
badminton players Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna
award for 26 sports persons.
