The Ekalavya Award is given by the several state government including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana etc. The award is given to native players for outstanding performance in sports or even education by few states like Rajasthan. The award was established in 1993, however, it is not given by every state government.
Ekalavya Award in Karnataka
Karnataka Recipient Year Awarded Najib Aga 1994 U Sundari 1994 (Powerlifting) Jyothi H M Athletics 2010 Robin Uthappa 2010 (Cricket) Amoolya Kamal 2010 Jeeva Kumar S 2010 Poojashri Venkatesh 2010 Sudhir Kumar 2010 Ganapathy Manoharan 2014 (Boxing) Shodhan Rai 2014 (Natural Body Builder and Represented India in various International Bodybuilding Competitions) Vishal Kumar 2014 (Football) Nishya Joseph 2014 (Volleyball) S.K. Uthappa 2016 (hockey) Malaprabha Jadhav 2016 (judo) O. Sushmitha Pawar 2016 (kabaddi) M. Niranjan 2016 (Para Swimming) Mamatha Poojary 2012 (Kabaddi) KL Rahul 2020 (Cricket) Mayank Agarwal 2020 (Cricket)B Hariprasad 2022 (Volleyball)
Eklavya Award in Rajasthan Government of Rajasthan provide Eklavya Awards based on academic criteria and to the topper of class 10th and 12th.
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