Who is the Arjuna Awardee in the field of yachting belongs to Madhya Pradesh?

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answered Mar 1, 2022 by IshmeetKaur (115k points)
selected Mar 1, 2022 by YogitaMahadev

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : G.L. Yadav

The correct answer is G.L. Yadav.

Girdhari Lal Yadav is a legendary sailor from Madhya Pradesh.
He is a recipient of the Arjun Award in the year 2009.
He was honored with Madhya Pradesh's highest sporting honor for coaches, the Vishwamitra Award in December 2020 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
He has been helping his young fellow members for many years.

The Arjuna Award which is officially known as Arjuna Awards for magnificent performance in Sports and Games is the sports honor of the Republic of India.
The award is named after Arjuna, a doings from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.
He is one of the Pandavas, related as a skilled archer winning the hand of Draupadi in marriage and in the Kurukshetra War, Lord Krishna becomes his charioteer teaching him the holy knowledge of Gita.
In Hindu mythology, he has been seen as the epitome of hard work, dedication, and concentration.
It is awarded yearly by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Before the beginning of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honor of India.