The Ekalavya Award is given by the several state government including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana [1] etc. The award is given to native players [2] [3] 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.
Karnataka Recipient | Year Awarded [4] |
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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) |
Rajasthan Government provide Eklavya Awards based on academic criteria and to the topper of class 10th and 12th. [2]