After which of the following national celebrities is the National Adventure Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports named

Correct option is B

The National Adventure Award is named after Tenzing Norgay, the legendary mountaineer who, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.

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• The award was instituted in 1994 to recognize outstanding achievements in adventure sports.
• It is officially known as the "Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award".
• It is considered equivalent to the Arjuna Award in adventure sports.
• It is given in four categories: Land, Water, Air Adventure, and Life-Time Achievement.
• The award includes a bronze statue of Tenzing Norgay, a certificate, and a cash prize.

Additional Knowledge

• Milkha Singh: Known as "The Flying Sikh", legendary Indian sprinter.
• Rakesh Sharma: First Indian astronaut to go to space (Soyuz T-11, 1984).
• Mihir Sen: First Indian to swim the English Channel (1958).