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As a Community, Kodavas are known for their love of sports. While we have a large number of them representing the\"\" state and country in various sports and games, a few have been awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award by the Government of India, since 1973.<\/p>\n

Mollera P Ganesh<\/a> is the first kodava<\/a> to have received this award.<\/p>\n

A detailed list follows.<\/p>\n

By year<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. 1973          Mollera Ganesh<\/a>                            Hockey<\/li>\n
  2. 1978-79    C.C. Machaiah <\/a>                             Boxing<\/li>\n
  3. 1985          Maneyapanda Somaiah<\/a>              Hockey<\/li>\n
  4. 1988         Ashwini Nachappa<\/a>                       Athletics<\/li>\n
  5. 1996         Anjaparvanda Subbaiah<\/a>              Hockey<\/li>\n
  6. 1997         Reeth Devaiah <\/a>                              Athletics<\/li>\n
  7. 2012         Ashwini Ponnappa<\/a>                       Badminton<\/li>\n
  8. 2013         Joshna Chinnappa<\/a>                        Squash<\/li>\n
  9. 2015         M.R. Poovamma<\/a>                           Athletics<\/li>\n
  10. 2018         Rohan Bopanna  <\/a>                          Tennis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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