Who among the following was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2025 in Athletics?

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The correct answer is Option A: Tejaswin Shankar. National Sports Awards 2025 recognised sporting excellence, with 17 sportspersons receiving the Arjuna Award, 5 coaches receiving the Dronacharya Award, and the Army Paralympic Node, Pune receiving the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar. No athlete received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2025, making it only the third time since its inception in 1991–92 that the country's highest sporting honour had no recipient; the previous instances were 2008 and 2014. Tejaswin Shankar, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Narender Berwal, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Divya Deshmukh were among the notable recipients of the Arjuna Award 2025, representing Athletics, Badminton, Boxing and Chess respectively. I Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025 for Football, recognising his contribution to Indian sport beyond his active competitive career. The Dronacharya Award 2025 recognised 5 coaches: Parveer Singh and Chhote Lal Yadav in the Regular category, and Neha Nandkumar Chavan, Dharmendra Singh Yadav and Virender Kumar across the notified categories; the award honours coaches responsible for producing medal-winning athletes at major international competitions. The Army Paralympic Node, Pune, functioning under the Indian Army, received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2025 for its role in identifying, training and supporting para-athletes. The Arjuna Award, instituted in 1961, recognises consistent outstanding sporting performance along with leadership, sportsmanship and discipline, with the 2025 eligibility assessment considering international achievements from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2024. The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is India's highest sporting honour; it was instituted in 1991–92, while the Dronacharya Award was instituted in 1985 to recognise outstanding coaching contributions.

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Vidit Gujrathi

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Narender Berwal

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Akhil Sheoran

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Who among the following was conferred the Arjuna Award for 2025 in Athletics?

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