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Lalremsiami Hmar becomes first sportsperson from Mizoram to get Arjuna Award
Lalremsiami Hmar becomes first sportsperson from Mizoram to get Arjuna Award
The Story in Brief
Indian women's hockey player Lalremsiami Hmar received the Arjuna Award 2025 from President Droupadi Murmu on Friday, 13 November, at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The 26-year-old Olympian from Kolasib, Mizoram, became the first sportsperson from the state to win the honour.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had selected 17 athletes for the award on 18 August after an unprecedented re-evaluation of recommendations by a panel chaired by former Supreme Court judge Arun Kumar Mishra. The 36-minute ceremony was attended by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. No Khel Ratna was given this year, the first such instance since 2014.
Lalremsiami made her senior national debut in 2017 and was part of India's Asia Cup-winning side that year. Her achievements include bronze at the 2022 Asian Games, Asian Champions Trophy titles in 2023 and 2024, and gold at the 2026 Asian Games. Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey called the recognition a proud moment for the sport.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All four sources report Lalremsiami Hmar's Arjuna Award as a historic first for Mizoram, with uniform factual coverage drawn from the PTI wire and ministry announcement. Rediff and The Hindu add that no Khel Ratna was awarded this year, the first such instance since 2014, a detail EastMojo and Sentinel Assam omit. The Hindu also notes an unprecedented re-evaluation of award recommendations by a selection panel headed by former Supreme Court judge Arun Kumar Mishra late in 2025, a procedural layer the other outlets do not mention. Sentinel Assam includes a direct quote from Hmar dedicating the award to Mizoram's youth and a congratulatory statement from Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. The coverage is otherwise straight reporting with no discernible slant across outlets.
Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
Sources (4): rediff.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), eastmojo.com (neutral report), sentinelassam.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 13 November 2026: this story now draws on 4 sources.
