Arjuna Award Overview
The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
List of Arjuna Award Winners 2000
In the year 2000 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced 31 Arjuna Award awardees/recipients. Here is the list of the 31 Arjuna Award award winners for 2000:
| Year | Recipient Name | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | J. Abhijith | Swimming |
| 2000 | Akhtar Ali + | Lawn Tennis |
| 2000 | Joginder Singh Bedi + | Athletics§ |
| 2000 | K. M. Beenamol | Athletics |
| 2000 | Anjali Bhagwat | Shooting |
| 2000 | Vijayamala Bhanot + | Athletics |
| 2000 | Raghbir Singh Bhola + | Hockey |
| 2000 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting |
| 2000 | Sanamacha Chanu | Weightlifting |
| 2000 | Tingonleima Chanu | Hockey |
| 2000 | Kalpana Debnath + | Gymnastics |
| 2000 | Rachna Govil + | Athletics |
| 2000 | Sandhu Singh Gurbir + | Shooting |
| 2000 | C. Honappa | Kabaddi |
| 2000 | K. D. Jadhav# + | Wrestling + |
| 2000 | Surender Singh Kanwasi + | Rowing |
| 2000 | Naresh Kumar + | Wrestling |
| 2000 | Vijay Bhalanchandra Munishwar | Athletics & Powerlifting§ |
| 2000 | Kripa Shankar Patel | Wrestling |
| 2000 | Venkatesh Prasad | Cricket |
| 2000 | P. V. Ramana + | Volleyball |
| 2000 | Jalaluddin Rizvi + | Hockey |
| 2000 | Baljit Singh Saini | Hockey |
| 2000 | Balkrishan Singh + | Hockey |
| 2000 | Milkha Singh + | Athletics |
| 2000 | Randhir Singh | Wrestling |
| 2000 | George Thomas | Badminton |
| 2000 | Yadvendra Vashishta | Athletics§ |
| 2000 | Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi | Chess |
| 2000 | Sebastian Xavier | Swimming |
| 2000 | Madhu Yadav + | Hockey |
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