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Which of the following statements regarding Indian sports awards is correct?

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The Dronacharya Award is conferred upon coaches for training outstanding medal-winning sportspersons.

India's national awards for athletics and games are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, each for a defined purpose.

Step 1 — The Dronacharya Award honours coaches who have consistently trained sportspersons to win medals at major international events. The statement about it is correct.

Step 2 — The Arjuna Award recognises good performance over the previous four years in disciplines recognised by the Ministry, including non-Olympic and indigenous games and para disciplines, not only Olympic ones.

Step 3 — The Dhyan Chand Award was a lifetime-achievement honour for sportspersons who contributed to their discipline during their career and after retirement, not an award for active players' current performances.

Step 4 — The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is given to the university with the best overall performance in inter-university competitions, not to individual athletes.

The Dronacharya Award is conferred upon coaches for training outstanding medal-winning sportspersons. option is correct.

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